The Bosporus Strait was closed to maritime transit traffic after a 225-meter-long Malta-flagged bulk carrier crashed into a historic waterfront mansion in the Anadoluhisarı area on Saturday after its rudder got stuck, causing substantial damage.

The accident happened after the ship's rudder failed and it smashed into the historical Hekimbaşı Salih Efendi mansion around 4 p.m. The mansion was built in the 18th century and has been used to host weddings and concerts, according to the mansion's website.

Footage captured inside a restaurant beside the waterfront mansion showed the moment of Malta-flagged ship's crash, where staff panicked and ran to save their lives.

The vessel named Vitaspirit was heading to Saudi Arabia from Russia. No injuries or environmental threats have been reported from the accident.

The scene of the accident was under the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge on Istanbul's Asian side, the coast of which is dotted with posh mansions dating back to Ottoman times. Accidents involving ships crashing into those mansions are rare, with vessels escaping the impact at the last minute occasionally.

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