Death toll in passenger ship sinking disaster in TRNC increased to 19

It was reported that the body of one more person was found during the search for the missing people on the passenger ship that sank off the coast of Kyrenia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on August 30.

In the statement made by the TRNC Prime Ministry, it was stated that another body was found today within the scope of the search efforts carried out after the passenger ship that sank off the coast of Kyrenia, and DNA work was initiated for identification.

In the statement, it was emphasized that as a state, all means were put into action in order to reach all the losses since the first day of the disaster and that the work has continued without a break since then. "As a state, we will continue to mobilize all our means in order to reach all the losses. Once again, we wish God's mercy to our people who lost their lives in the accident, and fortitude and patience to the families of the missing." expressions were used.

The number of people who lost their lives in the incident has increased to 19, and the search for the 9 missing people continues.

The high-speed passenger ship named "Fleet Jet", which was operating between Kyrenia Port in TRNC and Taşucu Port in Mersin, started to take in water from its front part shortly after departing from Kyrenia at noon on Sunday, August 30, and sank while trying to return to Kyrenia Port.