Ferry With 260 Aboard Capsizes Off Cyprus
Ferry With 260 Aboard Capsizes Off Cyprus
The News
A passenger ferry carrying more than 260 people capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, and a major search and rescue operation is underway in the Mediterranean, local media reported.
The catamaran-style vessel was traveling from the port of Kyrenia — also known as Girne — in northern Cyprus to the Turkish port of Tasucu, in Mersin province, according to the Daily Mail.
No official casualty count has been released.
Timeline
The ferry departs Kyrenia bound for Tasucu on the southern Turkish coast, with more than 260 passengers aboard.
The vessel capsizes off northern Cyprus, according to local media accounts cited by CNN, ABC News, Deutsche Welle and the Daily Mail.
CNN reports that a massive search and rescue operation is underway in the Mediterranean.
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Authorities in the region have not issued a public statement on the number of dead, injured or rescued. Coverage so far rests on local media reports relayed by international outlets.
What's Next
Rescue crews are still working the water. Expect official figures on survivors and casualties, plus the identity and operator of the vessel, once authorities in northern Cyprus and Turkey give a formal account.
More
The Kyrenia-to-Tasucu run is a short, heavily used Mediterranean crossing linking northern Cyprus with Turkey's southern coast.
The Frank will update this story as verified details come in.
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