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Death toll in Filo Jet disaster off Girne rises to 18

Photo: Türkiye Gazetesi

Another body was found from the Filo Jet ship that sank off the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), raising the death toll to 18. The search continues for 10 missing people.

DNA testing identified the two bodies found on Saturday as 5-year-old Mehmet Asaf Biçer and Nihat Pancar. The KKTC Prime Ministry said DNA analysis had begun to identify the latest body found.

Death toll in Filo Jet disaster off Girne rises to 18

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Anadolu Ajansı5th to publish the story29 Sept, 23:50 KKTC'de batan yolcu gemisindeki kayıpları arama çalışmalarında 1 kişinin daha naaşına ulaşıldı Türkiye Gazetesi4th to publish the story29 Sept, 21:18 KKTC'de Filo Jet faciasında acı haber Mersin Haber2nd to publish the story29 Sept, 20:54 KKTC Girne'de Filo Jet Faciasında Can Kaybı 18'e Ulaştı Bursa HakimiyetFirst to publish the story29 Sept, 20:53 KKTC’deki Filo Jet faciasında 1 kişinin daha naaşına ulaşıldı, can kaybı 18’e yükseldi Ekonomim3rd to publish the story29 Sept, 21:05 KKTC'de batan feribot: 1 kişinin daha naaşına ulaşıldı +2 Mersin Haber · 2nd to publish the story Ekonomim · 3rd to publish the story

Girne Ferry Disaster News Series

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

  1. Death toll in Filo Jet disaster off Girne rises to 18 Another body was found from the Filo Jet ship that sank off the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), raising the death toll to 18. The search continues for 10 missing people.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
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