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Families await their loved ones' bodies after Filo Jet disaster

Photo: Gündem Kıbrıs

Latest in the series TRNC PM Üstel: All areas of ship reached, no other bodies found

Families who lost loved ones in the Filo Jet disaster called for search efforts to be accelerated and for regular updates to be provided. The families said, "We are waiting for our loved ones' bodies."

Relatives of those missing after the sinking of the Filo Jet attended the fifth hearing, held on the 25th day, and appealed to the authorities. The families demanded that all negligence, including the timing of the evacuation decision and the condition of the life jackets, be investigated.

Families await their loved ones' bodies after Filo Jet disaster

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Gündem Kıbrıs (KKTC)First to publish the story25 Sept, 09:43 Filo Jet faciasında ailelerden açıklama: Biz taşkınlık yapmıyoruz, cenazelerimizi bekliyoruz Yeniçağ2nd to publish the story25 Sept, 12:00 Girne'deki gemi faciasında yakınlarını kaybeden ailelerden kritik çağrı

Girne Ferry Disaster News Series

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

  1. TRNC PM Üstel: All areas of ship reached, no other bodies found Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that all areas of the sunken ship Filo Jet have been reached and no other bodies were found. According to official data, 15 people died in the disaster, and 13 people have not yet been reached.
  2. Filo Jet disaster: stem repaired at port, court hears At the court hearing on the Filo Jet ship that sank off Girne on 30 August, it was stated that the ship's structural part, the stem, was repaired at Girne Port, not in the shipyard, and the Ports Department was not informed.
  3. Families await their loved ones' bodies after Filo Jet disaster Families who lost loved ones in the Filo Jet disaster called for search efforts to be accelerated and for regular updates to be provided. The families said, "We are waiting for our loved ones' bodies."
  4. New regulations come into force in TRNC for sunken ship victims Prime Minister Ünal Üstel announced that legal, residency, and health regulations have come into effect for those affected by the passenger ship that sank off Girne on August 30. The Bar Association will provide legal support, and judicial expenses will be eliminated.
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