WorldA vessel carrying 267 people capsized in the Mediterranean, leaving at least eight dead. Rescue teams are urgently searching for about 20 people, while video shows dozens of passengers clinging to the ship’s side as it sank and awaiting rescue.
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World3:31At least eight people died after a double-hulled ferry carrying 267 passengers took on water, capsized and sank off Kyrenia, Cyprus, on Sunday. Turkish Cypriot Prime Minister Unal Ustel said 18 people remain missing and are being searched for, down from an initial estimate of 20.
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WorldAyten Bicer says her 12-year-old daughter slipped from her hands when a ferry capsized off Kyrenia in northern Cyprus. At least eight people were killed and about 20 remain missing.
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WorldA ferry carrying about 270 passengers and crew capsized off Cyprus. Passing vessels and coastguard teams used boats and helicopters to bring survivors ashore. At least eight people have died and nearly 20 remain missing, while divers and search teams look for more survivors in deep water and check whether anyone is trapped aboard.
WorldRescuers are continuing to look for people missing after a deadly ferry accident in north Cyprus. Several survivors told local media they heard a blast shortly before the vessel rolled over, while police detained the captain and more than a dozen others.
WorldA privately owned ferry carrying more than 260 people capsized off northern Cyprus, killing at least eight. Police detained the captain and seven crew members while investigators examine the cause. A major air-and-sea operation rescued 237 people, with the search continuing for missing passengers.
WorldA ferry carrying roughly 270 people capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday, leaving at least seven dead and several missing. Prime Minister Nikos Christodoulides said adverse weather caused the vessel to take on water about 15 minutes after departure. Helicopters and ships were sent to rescue passengers.
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WorldA passenger catamaran carrying 267 people overturned off Girne in Northern Cyprus. According to updated figures from Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel, seven people have died, 237 were rescued and 23 remain missing.
WorldA passenger boat travelling from Kyrenia in northern Cyprus to Turkey capsized, killing seven people and leaving 23 missing. Northern Cyprus leader Ünal Üstel said 267 people were aboard and 237 had been rescued. Search and rescue efforts are continuing.
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WorldA ferry carrying more than 260 people overturned off northern Cyprus soon after setting out for Turkey. At least seven people were reported dead, nearly 240 were rescued and search teams continued looking for those still missing.
WorldAt least seven people died and 23 remained missing after a ferry carrying about 270 passengers and crew overturned off North Cyprus. Survivors clung to the upturned hull.
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WorldA ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew overturned off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. At least seven people died, while about 237 were rescued, Prime Minister Unal Ustel said. Search teams were looking for 24 others.
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WorldA passenger boat carrying 259 people and eight crew members has capsized off northern Cyprus. Footage appears to show dozens of passengers wearing life jackets on top of the vessel, while a major search-and-rescue operation is under way.
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WorldA passenger ship carrying 267 people sank off the coast of northern Cyprus, leaving seven people dead. Video circulating on social media appears to show passengers in life jackets sitting on the overturned vessel while waiting to be reached by rescuers.
WorldA boat carrying nearly 270 people has capsized off northern Cyprus, prompting a search-and-rescue operation. Turkey’s Interior Ministry said it began taking on water about four nautical miles from Kyrenia Port and risked sinking. The prime minister of the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus reported deaths and injuries.
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WorldAt least seven people have died after a catamaran ferry carrying 267 passengers and crew overturned off northern Cyprus, authorities say. Turkey’s ambassador to Nicosia said 172 people were rescued, some taken to hospital, while 89 remain missing.
WorldA search operation is under way off northern Cyprus after a ferry carrying about 260 people capsized, local media report. No casualties have been reported immediately. The catamaran left Kyrenia port and began sinking a few kilometres offshore on Sunday.
WorldAuthorities say several people died after a catamaran carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off northern Cyprus. Turkey’s ambassador to Nicosia said many people were rescued, while others were taken to hospital.