A catamaran-style ferry carrying approximately 267 passengers and crew capsized off northern Cyprus on 2026-08-30 shortly after departure for Turkey, killing at least 8 people with 18 missing by 2026-08-31. The vessel started taking on water just a few miles off Kyrenia Port.
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At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus.
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A catamaran-style ferry carrying over 260 passengers has capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus
A rescue operation has been launched after a passenger boat carrying more than 260 people capsized off northern Cyprus, media reported.
At least six people have died after a passenger boat carrying more than 260 people capsized off northern Cyprus, Turkish media reported.
Several people have died after a passenger boat carrying more than 260 people capsized off northern Cyprus, Turkish media reported.
A catamaran carrying around 260 people has capsized off the Cyprus coast.
The local mayor says 159 passengers have been reached so far, with a rescue operation under way.
A ferry carrying more than 250 passengers capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday after taking on water, Turkish media reported. Rescue crews were dispatched to the scene, with footage showing passengers in life jackets in the water around the overturned vessel.
Video footage circulating on social media appears to show passengers in life jackets sitting on the overturned ship as they wait to be reached.
Authorities say several people have died after a ferry accident off the coast of northern Cyprus. The catamaran-style vessel was carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew when it capsized. Turkey’s ambassador to Nicosia said many of those on board were rescued, while some were taken to hospital. France 24 correspondent Nathalie Savaricas reports the latest.
A ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus.
NICOSIA, Aug 30 (Reuters) - At least seven people died and 23 were missing after a ferry carrying around 270 passengers and crew capsized off North Cyprus on Sunday, leaving survivors clinging to its overturned hull. The privately owned ferry left the port of Kyrenia at 12:30 p.m. (0930 GMT) and immediately started taking on water for an unknown reason, authorities said. It was heading for the Tur
Authorities say at least six people have died after a catamaran-style ferry carrying 267 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus. The Turkish ambassador to Nicosia said 172 people had been rescued, with some taken to hospital, while 89 remain missing. The death toll has since risen to seven, according to the latest figures. France 24 correspondent Jasper Mortimer reports the
Many of the passengers and crew are reported to have been rescued, local media report At least six people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus, local media reported. More than 172 people have been rescued, the region's prime minister, Ünal Üstel, told the state-run TRT news channel on Sunday. Continue reading...
By Baris Balci Aug 30, 2026 (Bloomberg) — At least six people died after a high-speed ferry carrying about 267 capsized while sailing from Kyrenia in northern Cyprus to Tasucu in southern...
At least six people died when a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, the head of the local government said, in a preliminary toll to Turkish media.
An estimated 237 people have been rescued after accident off the coast of northern Cyprus Fatalities after ferry carrying nearly 270 capsizes off northern Cyprus In a post to Facebook, the mayor of the coastal town of Kyrenia, Murat Senkul, described the situation as “very serious” and confirmed that 270 passengers and crew were aboard when the ship sank off the coast of Diana beach. He said the f
Boat with nearly 270 people on board started taking in water just offshore
A ferry carrying more than 260 people capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the northern coast of Cyprus on Sunday, local officials said.
At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Unal Ustel, the north’s Turkish Cypriot prime minister, told Turkish state broadcaster TRT that 237 people have so far been rescued. A search is under way for another 22 people, officials said. Ustel said
Eight people are dead and 17 are missing after a ferry capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus.
Ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off northern Cyprus - August 30, 2026
Eight people have died after the ferry started taking on water shortly after setting off for Turkey.
Seven people have died after a passenger boat capsized in Northern Cyprus. 267 people were on board and 23 are still missing. The boat capsized just a few miles off Kyrenia Port in northern Cyprus - a territory occupied by Turkey but not internationally recognised. The ferry has now completely sunk - and the company that operates it says it is "deeply saddened by the tragic accident". It says a ho