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At least 7 dead after ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew
capsizes off northern Cyprus

   UpdatedThe Associated Press | Posted: August 30, 2026 12:22 PM
   | Last Updated: Just now

   Rescue crews are on scene

   Image | CYPRUS-VESSEL/CAPSIZE

   Caption: Rescue boats bring passengers to shore from a capsized
   ferry in northern Cyprus on Sunday in this image taken from a
   video. (Reuters TV/Reuters)
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   At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly
   270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern
   Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported.
   Some 237 people have been rescued, Northern Cyprus Prime
   Minister Unal Ustel told Turkish state-run TRT news channel. He
   said a search was underway for another 24 people.
   Ustel said the ferry faced adverse weather conditions and began
   taking in water just 15 minutes after departure. A call for
   help was issued shortly after, he said.
   The catamaran-style ferry was travelling from the port of
   Kyrenia, also known as Girne, in the breakaway north of
   ethnically divided Cyprus, to the Turkish port of Tasucu in
   Mersin province.

   Image | Turkey Cyprus Ferry

   Caption: Survivors of a catamaran-style ferry that capsized off
   the coast of northern Cyprus arrive at the port of Kyrenia on
   Sunday. (The Associated Press)
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   Kyrenia Mayor Murat Senkul said the ship belonged to the Filo
   Denizcilik ferry company and sank off the coast of Diana Beach
   on Cyprus’s northern coast.
   The ferry started taking in water about 7.5 kilometres (4
   nautical miles) off the coast, TRT reported.
   Video footage from the scene shows people with life-vests
   floating in the waters around the capsized vessel.

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