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At least 7 dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off northern Cyprus

At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Some 237 people have been rescued, Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel told Turkish state-run TRT news channel. He said a search was underway for another 24 people. Survivors of a catamaran-style ferry which was capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus arrive at the port of Kyrenia in the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo) An ambulance arrives at the port of Kyrenia in the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus, Sunday, Aug.

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Scoop News DeskCyprus · Published Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 4:16 AM UTCUpdated Sunday, August 30, 2026 at 4:42 PM UTC

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Cyprus government Constantinos Letymbiotis said in a post on X Sunday that the government had expressed its readiness to assist in search and rescue efforts with all available means. “In these trying times, our thoughts are with those who lost their lives, those who were injured and all those who are living this tragedy,” Letymbiotis said. “At such times,

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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 on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Some 237 people have been rescued, Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel told Turkish state-run TRT news channel. He said a search was underway for another 24 people. Survivors of a catamaran-style ferry which was capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus arrive at the port of Kyrenia in the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo) An ambulance arrives at the port of Kyrenia in the Turkish occupied northern part of Cyprus, Sunday, Aug.
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