The latest fallout from the passenger ferry that sank off the coast of Kyrenia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on August 30 has been officially announced. As a result of continuous rescue operations conducted at sea by Turkish and TRNC rescue forces, 239 out of the 260 people on board have been rescued.
Sea-news.az reports citing TRT Haber, that TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel made this statement during a briefing on August 31.
Thanks to the prompt intervention of search and rescue teams, 239 passengers were pulled alive from the sea and hospitalized. It has been officially confirmed that 8 people lost their lives in the accident. Search operations for 20 individuals are currently ongoing. Among the missing, 18 are citizens of Turkey and 2 are citizens of the TRNC. Search and rescue efforts in the disaster zone continue uninterrupted with the support of the Turkish Coast Guard and military aviation.
