NICOSIA, 31st August, 2026 (WAM) -- At least eight people died and 18 were missing ‌after a ferry carrying around 270 passengers and crew capsized off North Cyprus on Sunday, leaving survivors clinging to its overturned hull.The privately owned ferry left the port of Kyrenia at 12:30 pm local time and immediately started taking on water for an unknown reason, authorities said. It was heading for the Turkish port of Tasucu in the eastern ​Mediterranean.Survivors reported the ferry moving erratically, with its last hard impact with the water's surface breaking the bow of the two-hulled vessel, ​allowing water to seep in. The boat was carrying 267 people, including a crew of eight, while 241 people ⁠were rescued.The disaster occurred just off the coast of Kyrenia, a popular holiday resort for both locals and tourists.


(Kaynak: WAM.ae)