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Death toll from ferry sinking in Northern Cyprus rises to 12
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that the bodies of two more women had been recovered during search and rescue operations off Kyrenia. The search for 16 people aboard the ferry continues, while four bodies recovered from the wreck were sent to Nicosia for identification.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that the bodies of two more women had been recovered during search and rescue operations related to the ferry that sank off Kyrenia. The death toll from the accident has risen to 12.
Speaking at a press conference at Kyrenia Port to provide updates, Üstel said the relevant institutions in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and Türkiye were continuing search and rescue operations without interruption.
Wreck found at a depth of 554 meters
Üstel said the ferry wreck was located 554 meters below the surface and that it was impossible for people to dive to that depth, adding that the operation was being carried out entirely with robots.
Üstel said the bodies of two women had been recovered during operations conducted in the evening, bringing the number of bodies retrieved from the wreck at a depth of 554 meters to four.
Search continues for 16 people
Üstel said search efforts were continuing to find the 16 people missing from the ferry and thanked the Turkish Naval Forces, the Turkish Cypriot Peace Force, the Security Forces Command, the vessel's crew and the teams involved in the operation.
Üstel said everyone responsible for the accident, from the highest to the lowest level of the administrative hierarchy, would be brought before the courts.
The two bodies most recently recovered were taken to Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital in the capital Nicosia for the necessary examinations. The families will be informed once identification procedures are complete.
There were 267 people aboard the ferry
The ferry began taking on water off Kyrenia on Sunday. It was carrying a total of 267 people—259 passengers and eight crew members—while traveling toward Mersin's Taşucu Port.
After the incident, 239 people were rescued, the bodies of 12 people were recovered and 16 people were recorded as missing.
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