# Survivors of Cypriot ferry disaster describe terror and panic aboard sinking ship

https://mins.news/en/item/39056

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-31 17:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4qJLe1c

> Eight people died in a ferry disaster off the coast of northern Cyprus. Survivors recalled the terror and panic as passengers scrambled to escape while the vessel sank.

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