Thirteenth body recovered from Kyrenia ferry wreck
Search teams are still looking for 15 missing people as families provide DNA samples to identify the recovered bodies, officials said.
- On Saturday, Turkish Cypriot 'prime minister' Unal Ustel confirmed that a 13th body was recovered from the passenger ferry that sank off the coast of Kyrenia last week.
- Turkish navy southern field commander Mehmet Baybars Kucukatay reported on Friday that 800 personnel, nine ships, and 11 aircraft are conducting search operations, with the TCG Alemdar deploying an underwater Rov to reach the wreck at 554 metres.
- As of Sunday, only one victim remains hospitalized, with 131 of the 132 individuals initially admitted after the accident now discharged from hospitals, according to Ustel.
- DNA samples are being collected to facilitate identification, while families of the 15 missing individuals continue waiting for news outside the new port of Kyrenia.
- Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz visited Cyprus on Thursday as search teams continue to locate the 15 missing persons, with 239 survivors accounted for from the disaster.
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One remains in hospital after Kyrenia ferry disaster
A single person remains in hospital six days after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Sunday, confirming that 131 of the 132 people who were originally hospitalised after the accident have now been discharged. “As of September 5, 131 of the 132 victims admitted to our public and university hospitals have been discharged. Only one victim remains an inpatient, and their health is ra…
Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ünal Üstel, announced that DNA analysis will be used to identify any remains recovered after the ship accident off the coast of Girne, and that samples are already being taken from the relatives of the missing.
Of the 132 survivors hospitalized following the maritime accident off the coast of Girne, 131 have been discharged. Providing an update on the situation, the Prime Minister of the TRNC, Üstel, announced that 13 people died in the accident and search efforts are ongoing for 14 others.
Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Ünal Üstel, stated that only one of the 239 survivors rescued from the passenger ship that sank off the coast of Girne is currently receiving treatment in a hospital, adding, "There are no survivors remaining in intensive care." In a written statement, Üstel emphasized that the 239 people rescued from the ship that sank off the coast of Girne on August 30th were transferred to pub…
Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Ünal Üstel, announced that 131 of the 132 survivors admitted to public and university hospitals following the maritime accident off the coast of Girne have been discharged.
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