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  "id": 4415856,
  "title": "Ferry boat with around 270 passengers capsizes off North Cyprus: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ferry-boat-with-around-270-passengers-capsizes-off-north-cyprus-report",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T11:22:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
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    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/boat-capsizes-off-north-cyprus-270-ferry-passengers-toll-injuries-rescue-efforts-latest-news-101788088694364.html"
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  "summary": "A ferry boat carrying around 270 passengers capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus. According to DW News, the ferry had just left port and was traveling from Kyrenia, also known as Girne, to the Turkish port of Tasucu in Mersin province.\n\nThe ferry began taking on water a few kilometers from the coast, with reports varying from four miles off the shore, as per Hindustan Times. Around 100 passengers have been evacuated and taken to shore, according to Erhan Arikli, Transport Minister of the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.\n\nA rescue operation has been launched, with ambulances dispatched to the scene and preparations being made for a swift response from rescue and health services, as stated by the TRNC's health ministry. Video footage from the scene shows people with life jackets in the waters around the upside-down ferry.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : Passenger Ship Carrying 279 People Capsizes Off Northern Cyprus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/world-passenger-ship-carrying-279-people-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus",
        "published": "2026-08-30T10:44:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ferry carrying over 260 passengers capsizes off northern Cyprus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ferry-carrying-over-260-passengers-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus-4412569",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:17:32.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Ferry carrying over 260 passengers capsizes off northern Cyprus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ferry-carrying-over-260-passengers-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:30:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Ferry carrying over 260 people capsizes off Cyprus: reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ferry-carrying-over-260-people-capsizes-off-cyprus-reports",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:32:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Ferry carrying 260 people capsizes off coast of northern Cyprus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ferry-carrying-260-people-capsizes-off-coast-of-northern-cyprus",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:52:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Boat carrying around 270 sinks off northern Cyprus, search underway",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/boat-carrying-around-270-sinks-off-northern-cyprus-search-underway",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:55:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Boat carrying some 270 people capsizes off northern Cyprus, local media report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/boat-carrying-some-270-people-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus-local",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:55:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Ferry carrying 260 people capsizes off northern Cyprus coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ferry-carrying-260-people-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus-coast",
        "published": "2026-08-30T12:07:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Ferry carrying more than 260 passengers capsizes off northern Cyprus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ferry-carrying-more-than-260-passengers-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus",
        "published": "2026-08-30T12:22:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ferry carrying more than 260 people capsizes off northern Cyprus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ferry-carrying-more-than-260-people-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus",
        "published": "2026-08-30T12:27:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}