Thirteenth body recovered from Kyrenia ferry wreck
Search teams are still looking for 15 missing people as families provide DNA samples to identify the recovered bodies, officials said.
- On Saturday, Turkish Cypriot 'prime minister' Unal Ustel confirmed that a 13th body was recovered from the passenger ferry that sank off the coast of Kyrenia last week, with the body belonging to a woman.
- Turkish navy southern field commander Mehmet Baybars Kucukatay reported on Friday that search operations involve 800 personnel, nine ships, and 11 aircraft, with the TCG Alemdar deploying an underwater Rov to reach the wreck at 554 metres.
- As of Sunday, only one victim remains hospitalized, while 131 of the 132 people initially admitted after the accident have been discharged, according to Ustel.
- DNA analysis is being utilized alongside visual identification methods to establish identities with certainty, while families of the 15 missing individuals continue waiting for news outside the new port of Kyrenia.
- Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz visited Cyprus on Thursday as search teams continue round-the-clock operations to locate the 15 missing persons, while 239 survivors have been accounted for.
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One remains in hospital after Kyrenia ferry disaster
A single person remains in hospital six days after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Sunday, confirming that 131 of the 132 people who were originally hospitalised after the accident have now been discharged. “As of September 5, 131 of the 132 victims admitted to our public and university hospitals have been discharged. Only one victim remains an inpatient, and their health is ra…
On August 30, the high-speed passenger ship Filo Jet, operating between Girne Port in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Taşucu Port in Mersin, began taking on water from its bow shortly after departing Girne. While attempting to return to port, the ship capsized and sank. Following the accident, search and rescue operations were launched. In addition to surface teams, the TCG [ship], with its special capabilities, was deployed from Tur…
Search and rescue operations have entered their eighth day following the sinking of the Filo Jet off the coast of Girne. According to the latest official figures, the death toll has risen to 13, while relentless efforts continue to locate and identify the 15 missing individuals.
Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ünal Üstel, announced that DNA analysis will be used to identify any remains recovered after the ship accident off the coast of Girne, and that samples are already being taken from the relatives of the missing.
Of the 132 survivors hospitalized following the maritime accident off the coast of Girne, 131 have been discharged. Providing an update on the situation, the Prime Minister of the TRNC, Üstel, announced that 13 people died in the accident and search efforts are ongoing for 14 others.
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