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New deep-sea rescue ship arrives in search for sunken Kyrenia ferry

Summary by Cyprus Mail
A deep-sea research and survey ship, named the Optimus Prime, has arrived off the coast of Kyrenia and is expected to join efforts on Monday to recover the 14 people who remain unaccounted for after a passenger ferry sank off the town’s coast last month. The vessel is privately owned, and was commissioned by the […]

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A private vessel called Optimus Prime, with deep-sea equipment to survey the interiors of the Katamaran, was involved in the search for passengers of the sunken FiloJet ferry off the coast of Cyprus by the newspaper Kibryz, referring to the Prime Minister of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Unal Ustel, who explained that the equipment would allow access to the interior of the sunken ferry, handed over TASS. The vessel was lo…

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Search operations continue for the ‘Filo Jet’, which sank off the coast of Girne, with 14 people still missing. The ‘Optimus Prime’ vessel, specially equipped with advanced underwater robots capable of operating at depths of 554 meters, and sent from Turkey to the TRNC, has begun its mission at the wreck site.

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Stating that they are continuing the search for the citizens who went missing in the shipwreck off Girne, the Prime Minister of the TRNC, Ünal Üstel, announced that the OPTIMUS PRIME vessel is being used.

The specially equipped "Optimus Prime" vessel, which departed from Türkiye for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), has reached the wreck site off the coast of Girne, TRNC, and has begun its search operations related to the passenger ship that sank.

Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Ünal Üstel, inspected the search operations at the wreckage of the passenger ship "Filo Jet," which sank off the coast of Girne. Üstel announced that the specially equipped OPTIMUS PRIME vessel has begun operations in the wreckage area. 14 people lost their lives on the ship. The high-speed passenger ship "Filo Jet," which operated between Girne Port and Taşucu Port in Mersin, san…

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Cyprus Mail broke the news in Nicosia, Cyprus on Monday, September 14, 2026.
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