Two bodies identified in TRNC ship disaster

The identities of the two bodies found after the passenger ship sank in TRNC have been determined.

It was determined that the two bodies 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 belonged to Mahmut Demir and Özgür Gönül.

In the statement made by the Prime Ministry of TRNC, it was stated that DNA studies for the identification of two bodies found recently within the scope of the search carried out after the sinking of the cruise ship off the coast of Kyrenia have been completed.

As a result of the examinations, it was determined that the bodies belonged to Mahmut Demir and Özgür Gönül. The statement said, "May God have mercy on Mahmut Demir and Özgür Gönül, and offer our condolences to their families and relatives. We wish patience and fortitude to our missing relatives." The expression was used.

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.