The death toll from the passenger ship that sank off the coast of Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus, has reached 13.
Sea-news.az reports that Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Ünal Üstel shared this update in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account.
He stated that the body of one more person has been recovered, bringing the official death toll to 13, while 15 individuals are still considered missing.
The Prime Minister emphasized that private companies will be brought in to bolster the ongoing search and rescue operations, and close consultations with Turkey will continue.
To recap, the vessel disaster occurred off the coast of Kyrenia on August 30.
