A Turkish vessels patrols during search and rescue operations following a ferry capsizing off the port of Kyrenia in the north of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus on August 30, 2026. Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP
Girne Kepuveia, Cyprus: A passenger ferry that capsized off Northern Cyprus on Sunday has "completely sunk to a depth of 514 metres", a local official said, after another official said seven people had died.
Erhan Arikli, transport minister for the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, told Turkish television network TRT that "161 of the 276 people on board the ferry have been taken to hospital and 76 are back with their families".
