Searches continue for missing individuals following the capsizing of the passenger vessel “Filo Jet” off the coast of Kyrenia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on August 30.
Sea-news.az citing İHA, that another body was recovered during ongoing operations, raising the total death toll from the disaster to 25. Standard procedures have been initiated to identify the newly recovered body, while searches remain active for 3 remaining missing persons.
It is noted that two other bodies recovered a day earlier were officially identified through DNA testing as Mahmut Demir and Özgür Gönül.
It should be recalled that the high-speed passenger vessel “Filo Jet,” which operated on the route between the Port of Kyrenia and the Port of Taşucu in Mersin, began taking on water from the bow shortly after departing Kyrenia on the afternoon of August 30. The vessel capsized while attempting to return to the Port of Kyrenia.
Azerbaijani citizens Valeh Hummatov and Rashad Ibrahimov were aboard and were successfully rescued. However, as crew members, Valeh Hummatov and Rashad Ibrahimov, along with the vessel’s captain and other crew members, were subsequently detained and brought before a judge as part of the official inquiry. A total of 9 individuals, including three Azerbaijani nationals, have been formally arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation.
Both the judicial investigation and search-and-rescue operations remain underway.
