Surveillance video captured the moment that people ran for their lives when a cargo ship toppled over as it was being loaded in Istanbul, Turkey.

A container ship at Istanbul's Ambarli Mardas Port tilted sideways Monday morning, with some of the containers spilling into the waters.

In the port of Istanbul, a cargo ship capsized, causing a portion of its cargo to fall into the water. To save themselves, the crew had to jump overboard, and one person was subsequently hospitalised.

A cargo ship capsized at the port in Istanbul, with part of the cargo falling into the water. The crew had to jump overboard to save themselves. One person was hospitalized. The cargo ship Amnah capsized at the Ambarli-Marpot port in Istanbul on December 23.