He Noticed the Ship Sinking in Girne and Rushed to Help! He Rescued at Least 100 People.
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The ship tragedy in Cyprus has caused widespread grief. While 8 people lost their lives in the incident and search and rescue efforts continue for 20 others, it has been learned that Süleyman Erdoğan disappeared after rescuing two young girls from the ship.
Breaking news: Eight people have died and 20 are missing following a ferry accident in Northern Cyprus over the weekend. Fırat Gencer, a water sports instructor who noticed the accident and alerted authorities, rescued 100 people. Gencer stated, "If this boat had continued for another 10 minutes before the accident, there would have been many more casualties."
Fırat Gencer, a yacht operator who was among the first responders to the capsizing of the ship off Girne, stated that the weather conditions were unsuitable for going out to sea, saying, "They shouldn't have gone out. The weather reports might not indicate this, but a captain should have turned back after seeing that the weather was unsuitable once he went out to sea. But instead of doing that, they chose to go."
Fırat Gencer, a water sports instructor working at a nearby hotel, was one of the first to rush to the aid of the passenger ship disaster off the coast of Girne, in which 8 people lost their lives and 18 went missing. Noticing that the ship had stopped and life rafts were deployed, Gencer alerted the Coast Guard and immediately took action, rescuing 100 people.
Fırat Gencer, a water sports instructor who was among the first to rush to the aid in the ferry disaster off the coast of Girne in Northern Cyprus, where 8 people lost their lives and 20 went missing, rescued approximately 100 passengers with his boat. Describing the moment of the tragedy second by second, Gencer said, "If we hadn't seen the ferry, or if the accident had happened 10 minutes further ahead, there would have been many more casualti…
In the ferry disaster off the coast of Girne in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, water sports instructor Fırat Gencer, who noticed the ship was in danger and rushed to help, rescued at least 100 people in two separate trips. Gencer recounted the initial moments of the incident and the rescue efforts.
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