{
  "id": 4610274,
  "title": "Rescuers continue search for missing after deadly north Cyprus ferry accident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescuers-continue-search-for-missing-after-deadly-north-cyprus-ferry",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/08/31/rescuers-continue-search-for-missing-after-deadly-north-cyprus-ferry-accident"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Rescuers in northern Cyprus continued their search for survivors after a ferry capsized off the coast, resulting in eight deaths and over a dozen people missing. The ferry, which was bound for the Turkish mainland, left the port of Girne on Sunday at midday with 267 people on board, including 259 passengers and eight crew.\n\nAccording to survivors, the ferry began taking on water and heard a blast shortly before it capsized about four nautical miles into the journey. The captain and more than a dozen others were detained by police.\n\nThe rescue operation, which involved coastguard boats, helicopters, and civilian craft, managed to rescue 241 people, with the missing number ranging from 15 to 18, depending on the source. The ferry sank to a depth of 514 metres, and search teams, including Turkish divers, were combing the water for those still unaccounted for.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Nearly 20 still missing after north Cyprus ferry capsize kills eight",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/nearly-20-still-missing-after-north-cyprus-ferry-capsize-kills-eight",
        "published": "2026-08-31T06:46:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euro Weekly News",
        "title": "Eight dead, nearly 20 missing after Cyprus ferry sinks in 500-metre deep water",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/eight-dead-nearly-20-missing-after-cyprus-ferry-sinks-in-500-metre",
        "published": "2026-08-31T07:54:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rescuers hunt for missing after deadly Northern Cyprus ferry accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/rescuers-hunt-for-missing-after-deadly-northern-cyprus-ferry-accident",
        "published": "2026-08-31T08:41:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}