Death toll rises to 15 in ship sinking off Girne, detentions extended in investigation

TRNC Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that the body of one more person had been recovered from the "Filo Jet" ship that sank on August 30, bringing the death toll to 15, with 13 people still being searched for. Detention was extended by seven days for nine suspects in the investigation; police reported that more than 300 statements had been taken.

The ship's black box has not yet been reached. An expert delegation from Türkiye was invited. Of the nine suspects in custody, eight are ship crew and one is a company employee.

Girne Ferry Disaster News Series

Where it began 19 Sept 2026 Death toll rises to 15 in ship sinking off Girne, detentions extended in investigation

8 Oct 2026 20:54 Last missing person from sunken passenger ship sought off Northern Cyprus The Filo Jet, operating between Kyrenia and Taşucu, sank off Kyrenia on 30 August. Search teams said 13 bodies from a list of 14 people had been recovered and they were searching for the last missing person.

7 Oct 2026 00:34 Another body recovered from sunken passenger ship off Kyrenia Another body was recovered from the passenger ship that sank off Kyrenia on 30 August in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC); the death toll rose to 20, with 8 people still missing.

4 Oct 2026 15:30 Death toll from sunken ship off Girne rises to 20 Search teams recovered another body from the Filo Jet passenger ferry off Girne, raising the death toll to 20 while 8 people are still being sought. The ferry had sunk on 30 August.

3 Oct 2026 15:00 One more body found in ferry disaster off Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus The Prime Ministry of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) announced that search teams found one more body on the sunken Filo Jet off Girne. DNA work has begun for identification.

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