Cyprus: Ferry capsizes with hundreds on board
Authorities say at least six people have died after a catamaran-style ferry carrying 267 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus. The Turkish ambassador to Nicosia said 172 people had been rescued, with some taken to hospital, while 89 remain missing. The death toll has since risen to seven, according to the latest figures. France 24 correspondent Jasper Mortimer reports the…
A ferry carrying nearly 270 people capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus. The catamaran-style ferry was traveling from the port of Kyrenia in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus to the Turkish port of Tasucu in Mersin province. According to France 24, at least seven people have died.
More than 172 people have been rescued, with some taken to hospital, and 89 remain missing, the Turkish ambassador to Nicosia said. The ferry, which belonged to the Filo Denizcilik ferry company, started taking in water about 7.5 kilometers off the coast and sank off the coast of Diana beach on Cyprus' northern coast.
The mayor of Kyrenia, Murat Senkul, described the situation as "very serious". Helicopters, coastguard boats, and ambulances were dispatched to the scene. The cause of the capsize was not immediately known.
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