Death toll in Filo Jet disaster off Girne rises to 18

Published 29 Sept, 21:23 Updated 29 Sept, 23:57 Photo: Türkiye Gazetesi

This story is from 29 September 2026.

Latest in the series Last missing person from sunken passenger ship sought off Northern Cyprus 8 Oct, 20:54

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

DNA testing identified the two bodies found on Saturday as a child and Nihat Pancar. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) Prime Ministry said DNA analysis had been launched to identify the latest body found.

Death toll in Filo Jet disaster off Girne rises to 18

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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.
29 Sept 2026 21:23 Death toll in Filo Jet disaster off Girne rises to 18 Another body was found on the sunken Filo Jet vessel off the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC), raising the death toll to 18. The search for the 10 missing people continues.