Boat with around 270 people on board capsizes off North Cyprus, media says
- The Filo Jet, operated by Filo Maritime, capsized off the Coast of Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, while en route to Tasucu, Turkey, carrying 259 Passengers and eight crew members.
- Survivor accounts cited by Sky News indicate the ferry encountered stormy conditions shortly after departure, with some Passengers reportedly refused when requesting to turn back.
- Rescuers have reached 249 People, including 241 rescued alive and eight confirmed dead, as Ships from Turkey and Northern Cyprus continue the Search for 18 missing individuals.
- Authorities have arrested the captain and seven crew members as they investigate the disaster, and The Turkish Cypriot Authorities declared a three-day national mourning period.
- While the circumstances of the sinking remain unconfirmed, Search operations continued through the night, and People who reached the shore were taken to hospitals for reported injuries.
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High-speed catamaran shipwrecked with 267 people on board and sank more than 500 meters deep. "Filojet" will have been caught by a storm and it is feared that the number of dead is greater than the eight already announced
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Ferry capsizes off Cyprus
Eight people are dead and 17 are missing after a ferry capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus.
8 dead, 18 missing after passenger ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
At least eight people have died and 18 others are missing after a passenger ferry carrying 267 people capsized off northern Cyprus, according to local media. Search and rescue operations continued through the night. The Filo Jet, a catamaran operated by Filo Maritime, left Kyrenia for Tasucu, Turkey, at about 12:30 p.m. local time when […] The post 8 dead, 18 missing after passenger ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus appeared first on BNO News.
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