# Passenger ship carrying 270 sinks off Northern Cyprus coast

https://mins.news/en/item/37507

- TASS, 2026-08-30 11:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2179485

> A passenger ship carrying 270 people sank about four miles off the coast of Northern Cyprus after capsizing for unknown reasons, TRT Haber reported. Search-and-rescue efforts are underway, nearly 100 people have reached shore, and no deaths have been reported. The catamaran was sailing from Girne to Tasucu, Turkey.

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