Turkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster

TCG Isin expected to play vital role in locating Filo Jet’s voyage data recorder 514 metres below surface A deep-sea search and rescue vessel is on its way to Cyprus as Turkey joins efforts to retrieve the 20 people still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the island’s northern coast. The TCG Isin will join t

Eight people have died and 20 are missing after a ferry capsized after leaving the port of Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus for Tasucu, in Turkey

Parents recount desperate attempts to save their children after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus on 30 August.

Search goes on for 18 missing passengers of capsized Cyprus ferry  The Times

A crowded ferry carrying 267 people capsized on Aug 30 off Turkish-controlled northern Cyprus.

The captain of a ferry that capsized off northern Cyprus, leaving at least eight dead, appeared in court as rescuers continued to search for 20 people still missing, officials said.

Eight people have died after the ferry started taking on water shortly after setting off for Turkey.

"She was saying, 'Don't let go'. And I didn't let go of my daughter. I swear, I didn't let her go," Ayten Bicer sobbed.

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.

Mother tells how daughter slipped away in north Cyprus ferry disaster  Reuters

Several survivors told local media they heard a blast shortly before the vessel rolled, with police detaining the captain and more than a dozen others.

The captain and seven crew members of the Filo Jet passenger ferry, along with a company employee, were brought before the Girne (Kyrenia) District Court on Monday as authorities i...

An anxious wait for news continues in northern Cyprus with nearly 20 people still missing after a ferry capsized.

NICOSIA, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Nearly 20 people were missing on Monday after a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, killing at least eight, as divers joined search teams scouring deepwaters for any survivors. The double-hulled ferry with 267 aboard took in water and flipped over on Sunday just off the port city of Kyrenia,

Full investigation promised by PM of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as rescue teams search for 23 missing

At least six people have died after a passenger ⁠boat carrying more than 260 people capsized off ‌northern Cyprus, Turkish media reported. ‌

Turkish media reports 6 dead after ferry carrying almost 270 people capsizes off northern Cyprus

Search and rescue underway after Turkish ferry capsizes off Cyprus, local media reports  CNN