At least 8 dead and more missing after ferry carrying hundreds capsizes off Cyprus’ northern coast
A search and rescue operation was continuing uninterrupted in the Mediterranean after a passenger ferry carrying nearly 270 people capsized while traveling from northern Cyprus to Turkey, killing at least eight people. Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman said 241 people had been rescued alive, but 18 people are still missing. The Filo Jet was carrying … The post At least 8 dead and more missing…
A passenger ferry carrying nearly 270 people capsized off the northern coast of Cyprus, resulting in at least eight deaths and 18 people still missing, according to Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhürman. The ship, named Filo Jet, was en route from Girne, also known as Kyrenia, in northern Cyprus to Taşucu in southern Turkey. Turkish Interior Ministry reported that 241 people were rescued alive, while search operations for the missing continue, involving Turkish and Greek-Cypriot assets.
The capsizing occurred due to water seeping into the vessel, which led to a rapid deterioration of the situation. Survivors recounted chaotic scenes as passengers alerted the crew but were initially not taken seriously. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus declared three days of national mourning, and the self-declared republic's prime minister described the disaster as the biggest maritime disaster Cyprus has ever experienced.
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