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Two more bodies recovered from Filo Jet wreck off Northern Cyprus
Two bodies were recovered during underwater searches of the wreck of the Filo Jet passenger ship, which sank off Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus. DNA testing has begun to identify them, while search efforts will continue until the missing passengers are found.
Two bodies were recovered during underwater searches of the wreck of the Filo Jet high-speed passenger ship, which sank off Kyrenia in Northern Cyprus.
DNA testing has begun to identify the bodies found at a depth of 570 meters, about 1,000 meters from the wreck, where search operations are continuing. The families will be informed once the DNA results are available.
The Prime Ministry of Northern Cyprus announced that search efforts would continue until the missing passengers are found.
The ship sank off Kyrenia
The Filo Jet, which operated between Kyrenia Port and Taşucu Port in Mersin, began taking on water through its bow shortly after departing Kyrenia around midday on Sunday, August 30. The ship sank as it attempted to return to Kyrenia Port.
A total of 267 passengers and crew members were on board. Following the accident, 239 people were rescued, while 15 passengers were reported to have died on the ship in the wreck, which was located at a depth of 554 meters off Kyrenia.
On September 19, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus Ünal Üstel announced that the body of another person who had been missing had been recovered.
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