Residents of the 18th century mansion which costs $85 million could hardly have expected such a sequence of events when they decided to live next to Fatih Sultan Bridge on the shores of the Bosphorus. The damage caused by the tanker crashing into the house has been captured on video by an eyewitness to the accident.
WATCH 18th Century Mansion Demolished After Tanker Crash in Bosphorus Strait
09:50 GMT 08.04.2018 (Updated: 09:54 GMT 08.04.2018)
© AP Photo / DHA-Depo PhotosA tanker has crashed into a historic mansion on Bosporus strait, severely damaging the building, in Istanbul, Saturday, April 7, 2018 Turkey's official Anadolu news agency said the Maltese flagged ship's main machinery stopped Saturday, disabling its rudder and causing it to lose control
© AP Photo / DHA-Depo Photos
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The "Vitaspirit" tanker, flying the Maltese flag, sailing from Egypt to Ukraine, has crashed into a historic 18th century mansion on the shore of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey.