Death toll in ship accident off Girne rises to 17

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Prime Ministry announced that the bodies of 2 more people were recovered in the ship accident off Girne. The death toll rose to 17, while 11 people are still missing.

The bodies were found about 1,000 metres from the wreck at a depth of 570 metres. DNA examinations were launched to determine their identities and whether they belong to the missing passengers. Seabed search efforts are continuing.

Girne Ferry Disaster News Series

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.

28 Sept 2026 12:44 Death toll in ship accident off Girne rises to 17 The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Prime Ministry announced that the bodies of 2 more people were recovered in the ship accident off Girne. The death toll rose to 17, while 11 people are still missing.

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