Mother Tells How Daughter Slipped Away in North Cyprus Ferry Disaster
A 267-passenger ferry took in water and flipped in rough seas, with divers and coast guard crews searching for nearly 20 missing people.
- A double-hulled ferry carrying 267 people capsized off Kyrenia, Cyprus, on Sunday, killing at least eight passengers with nearly 20 still missing in waters more than 500 metres deep.
- Severe storms left seas rough as the ferry encountered trouble shortly after departing for Tasucu, Turkey; Separate accounts suggest the vessel jolted violently before slamming into the sea surface.
- Ayten Bicer and Hayri lost Two of their three children in the disaster; Bicer recalled, "It was slipping like oil, there was diesel, our feet were slippery."
- Turkish Divers are assisting local Authorities, who have detained the captain and crew for questioning as the vessel lies on the seabed in waters more than 500 metres deep.
- FAMILIES WAIT FOR UPDATES Outside the Kyrenia port as Debris remains scattered across the water, with differing estimates of the missing—some citing 19 and others 18.
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Relief operations continue to find 18 missing persons following the shipwreck of a ferry that killed eight people off the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Search and rescue operations for the 18 missing people resumed for the second day following the tragedy off the coast of Girne. The operations are also being supported by aerial support.
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Mother tells how daughter slipped away in north Cyprus ferry disaster
By Mehmet Emin CaliskanKYRENIA, Cyprus, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Ayten Bicer felt her 12-year-old daughter slip from her hands and disappear as a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday, killing at least eight people.Her daughter Miray, and 6-year-old son Mehmet Asaf, were among nearly 20 people still missing on Monday as search teams looked for survivors in waters more than 500 metres (1,640 feet) deep."She was saying, 'Don't let go'. And I didn…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan referred to the tragedy and informed about the operation's progress so far. The post Turkey: Erdogan's condolences to the families of the victims – He is closely following the searches for the missing appeared first on in.gr.
Maritime tragedy off the coast of occupied Kyrenia, with 8 dead and 18 missing, while searches continue to locate the missing.
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