At Least 8 Dead in the Shipwreck of a Boat: a "Screaming" Lack of Safety denounced... What We Know
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"Some people had to jump without buoys or lifejackets. It was literally a struggle for survival," a young man testified to a Turkish media outlet.
The causes of the shipwreck of the ferry, on which some 270 people had boarded, were unknown, but one witness referred to an explosion that would have caused the boat to dive ahead.
A catamaran-type passenger ship that departed from Girne to Taşucu Port in Mersin capsized. Eight people lost their lives in the accident, and search efforts continue for 18 missing people. Özpolat, who rescued a child from the sea, said, "People were already in a stampede. We couldn't find life jackets. They closed the doors on us and we couldn't get out. They opened them later. We jumped into the water. The ship then started to sink, first it …
Serious questions about the circumstances under which the shipwreck of the Filo Jet passenger ship occurred off the coast of Cyprus, in Kyrenia, are raised by the testimonies of passengers ... The article Cyprus: "They didn't give life jackets to anyone" - Anger over the crew of the ship that capsized in Kyrenia was published in NewsIT.
The captain of a ferry placed in police custody after the shipwreck off the coast of Northern Cyprus, which killed at least eight people.
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