Death toll from ferry accident off Cyprus rises to eight

The number of victims of the ferry tragedy off the coast of Cyprus has risen to eight.

The search continues for 17 people missing after the ferry accident.

The authorities of Northern Cyprus are checking the version of a possible collision of the ferry with a certain object and cannot yet name the cause of the crash until the black boxes are analyzed.

CANAKKALE (Türkiye), August 30 - RIA Novosti. The number of victims of the tragedy with the ferry off the coast of Cyprus has increased to eight, a search is underway for 17 people, said the Minister of Transport of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey, Erhan Arikli.

A ferry with 259 passengers and eight crew members capsized into the sea 2.5 kilometers off the coast of the city of Girne in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Earlier it was reported that seven people died as a result of the ship's sinking.

“The number of victims of the ferry crash has reached eight, the search for 17 people is underway,” the Kıbrıs Postası newspaper quotes the prime minister’s statement.

The missing are being searched for using drones and divers.