Moments of horror at Evyapport port: Giant container ship named YM Witness crashed into gantry cranes

Published in SeaNews International Shipping Magazine

The 368-meter-long giant container ship named YM Witness, Hong Kong flag, crashed into the cranes on the shore at Evyapport port in Kocaeli’s Körfez district in Turkey, near İstanbul.

Moments of horror at EVYAPPORT port: Giant container ship named YM Witness crashed into gantry cranes

The 368-meter-long giant container ship crashed into the cranes on the shore at Evyapport port in Kocaeli’s Körfez district. Huge cranes toppled over the port, and the moments of horror were captured by cameras.

The 368-meter-long giant container ship named YM Witness, Hong Kong flag, crashed into the cranes on the shore at Evyapport port in Kocaeli’s Körfez district in Turkey, near İstanbul.. Huge cranes toppled over the port, and the moments of horror were captured by cameras.

The ship, which was cruising in Kocaeli’s Körfez district, could not stop and crashed into 3 cranes on Evyapport port. The cranes fell down one by one, like a domino effect, with great noise. After the incident was reported, health, police and fire brigade teams were dispatched to the area. The teams arrived at the scene in a short time and inspected the area to find out whether there were any injuries. In addition, thermal and security camera checks were made. The absence of workers and crane operators at the time of the accident prevented a major disaster.

Moments of horror were captured moment by moment on the employees’ phone cameras. The moment when the ship could not stop and overturned the cranes and the employees screamed in fear were captured on camera.