Extra time for 9 suspects in the ship disaster in Kyrenia in which 27 people died

9 suspects appeared before the judge again in the investigation into the FiloJet passenger ship that sank off the coast of Kyrenia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, on August 30. Kyrenia District Court extended the detention period of the suspects who were tried on the charge of "causing death as a result of carelessness and imprudence" for another week.

Fleet Maritime Company Director A.Ö., the ship's first and second captains M.Ö. and M.N.S., machinists Z.Ö. and M.G. and crew members S.E., Q.Q., V.H. and R.I. He appeared before the judge in the 11th hearing of the case.

Providing information in the court, police officer Mehmet Mannaş stated that 59 days of data taken from the ship's navigational data recorder were deciphered and that this work would be completed by examining the remaining 9 days of records.

Mannas stated that the review of the approximately 2 thousand page document sent by Türk Loydu Conformity Assessment Services Inc. regarding the technical condition of the ship has begun.

The court decided to grant an additional week of detention for 9 suspects due to technical examinations and the ongoing investigation.

FiloJet, which operates between Kyrenia Port and Taşucu Port in Mersin, started to take in water from its front section shortly after departing from Kyrenia on August 30. The ship sank while trying to return to port.

27 people lost their lives in the disaster, and one person was reported missing.