Ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus, at least 7 dead
Nearly 270 passengers and crew were aboard the vessel when it went down on Sunday, with 237 rescued and a search continuing for 24 people, officials said.
By Lena Okafor · 6wAt least seven people died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, according to The Times of India, in a report carried by three publishers.
Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel said 237 people had been rescued, while a search was underway for another 24 people, The Times of India reports.
Turkish Cypriot officials reported that the number of people remaining unaccounted for after the accident now stands at 15, according to cyprus-mail.com.
Turkish Cypriot Prime Minister Unal Ustel said on Saturday that a thirteenth body was recovered from the wreck of a passenger ferry that sank off the coast of Kyrenia last week, cyprus-mail.com reports.
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