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Back|6th body found on Filo Jet ship that sank in Kyrenia
6th body found on Filo Jet ship that sank in Kyrenia
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Milliyet Son Dakika·1 hour ago·World·2 min read·🇹🇷Türkiye·

6th body found on Filo Jet ship that sank in Kyrenia

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  • The 6th body was recovered during the search and rescue efforts on the Filo Jet high-speed passenger ship, which sank in front of Kyrenia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
  • While 239 of the total 267 passengers and crew on board were rescued, 14 people are still considered missing.

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The high-speed passenger vessel named Filo Jet was operating between Kyrenia Port in the TRNC and Taşucu Port in Turkey's Mersin province. Shortly after departing from Kyrenia around noon on Sunday, August 30, it began taking on water from its bow section and sank while attempting to return to Kyrenia Port.

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The 6th body was reached during the search and rescue operations for the missing passengers on the ship that sank off Kyrenia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

TCG ALEMDAR AND TCG IŞIN ARE OPERATING IN KYRENIA

According to obtained information, as a result of the search operations conducted under the command of the Turkish Naval Forces Southern Sea Area Commander for the ship Filo Jet, which sank off Kyrenia, the body of one more of the 15 people was found.

It was reported that the body recovered from the sea was sent from the search area to Kyrenia Port.

It was learned that after the search and rescue ships TCG Işın and TCG Alemdar reached the region, the 6th body retrieved from the sunken ship will also be sent to Turkey following the necessary procedures.

With the latest information, the number of people who lost their lives as a result of the ship's sinking was updated to 14, and the number of missing passengers being searched for to 14.

THE SUNKEN SHIP IN KYRENIA

The high-speed passenger ship named "Filo Jet", which operates between Kyrenia Port in the TRNC and Taşucu Port in Mersin, began taking in water from its front section shortly after departing from Kyrenia on Sunday at noon, August 30, and sank while trying to return to Kyrenia Port.

TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel pointed out that there were a total of 267 passengers and crew on board, stating that 239 people were rescued after the ship sank.

While it was reported that the wreckage of the sunken ship was found at a depth of 554 meters off Kyrenia, 14 passengers on the ship lost their lives, and efforts to find 14 people are ongoing.

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  • ?What are the technical reasons for the ship's sinking?
  • ?Where are the 14 missing passengers?
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  • The 6th body was recovered during the search and rescue efforts on the Filo Jet high-speed passenger ship, which sank in front of Kyrenia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
  • While 239 of the total 267 passengers and crew on board were rescued, 14 people are still considered missing.

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