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A Chain of Negligence in the Tragedy that Claimed 8 Lives! The Captain's License Was From Honduras.

Striking details have emerged in court regarding the investigation into the sinking of the passenger ship Filo Jet off the coast of Girne, which resulted in the deaths of eight people. An expert witness stated that the accident could have been avoided if the captain had turned back instead of maneuvering. It was also revealed that the captain obtained his captain's license from Honduras after a 10-year hiatus due to the difficulty of obtaining o…

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Nine suspects appeared before a judge for the second time in the "Filo Jet" tragedy, which occurred when the ship sank while en route from Girne to Mersin. The ship's female second captain, M.N.S., claimed in her testimony that she had warned the captain against setting sail on the day of the accident, but the captain had decided to proceed anyway.

·Istanbul, Türkiye
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It has emerged that the captain of the Filo Jet, which sank off the coast of Girne, obtained his captain's license from Honduras after a 10-year break from the profession due to the difficulty of obtaining a license in Türkiye, and that the crew lacked training.

·Ankara, Türkiye
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Striking details have emerged in court regarding the investigation into the sinking of the passenger ship Filo Jet off the coast of Girne, which resulted in the deaths of eight people. An expert witness stated that the accident could have been avoided if the captain had turned back instead of maneuvering. It was also revealed that the captain obtained his captain's license from Honduras after a 10-year hiatus due to the difficulty of obtaining o…

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The expert report submitted to the court regarding the Filo Jet disaster off Girne, which resulted in the deaths of 8 people, was chilling. It was revealed that the ship's captain ignored warnings of "bad weather, do not set sail and return," continued sailing in the storm, obtained his driver's license from Honduras, and that the crew had no documentation whatsoever. The court ordered an additional 8 days of detention for the 9 suspects.

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