Rescuers Hunt for Missing After Deadly N.Cyprus Ferry Accident
- On Sunday, August 30, 2026, a ferry carrying 267 passengers capsized while traveling from Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, to Tasucu, Turkey, leaving at least eight people dead and 18 missing.
- Survivors reported hearing loud noises before the vessel began listing, though crew members initially dismissed concerns as a 'loose gasket' leak, causing panic as the ship tilted.
- Survivor Serkan Kunduraci escaped through a broken window, stating, 'We saw and witnessed a family's children, boys and girls, very young children, drowning' some 7.5 kilometers off the Cypriot coast.
- Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel announced an investigation into the disaster, calling it the worst in Cypriot history, with authorities taking the ferry's eight crew members into custody.
- Turkish coast guard and military teams assisted local rescue efforts, with rescuer Muhammed Ozcelik describing hauling survivors from the sea as Turkey maintains more than 35,000 troops in Northern Cyprus.
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Rescuers hunt for missing after deadly N.Cyprus ferry accident
The ferry left the northern port of Girne around midday (0900 GMT) on Sunday en route for the Turkish mainland but capsized shortly afterwards, sparking a major rescue operation, the local authorities said. There were 267 on board at the time. Of that number, 241 people were rescued, eight died and another 18 were listed as missing, they said. There was no immediate word on their nationalities. Several survivors told local media they heard a bl…
The search continues this Monday to find 18 missing persons following the shipwreck of a crowded ferry off the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (RTCN), which made eight m*rts, and whose causes remain to be determined, according to the authorities. (International).
The ship began tilting: Survivors of Cypriot ferry disaster describe terror, panic aboard sinking ship - The Tribune
Survivors of a ferry disaster off the coast of northern Cyprus that killed eight people described on Monday the moments of terror as they scrambled to escape the sinking vessel. The passengers spoke as rescue teams searched for 18 people missing since the ship carrying 267 passengers and crew capsized after leaving Kyrenia, a port […]
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