Eight dead and 18 missing after catamaran capsizes off Kyrenia

Kyrenia, Cyprus. At least eight people died and 18 remained missing as of Monday after a catamaran carrying 267 people capsized and sank off Kyrenia in the occupied north. Search and rescue operations were continuing.

Footage records panic on board

Videos filmed by passengers show the panic aboard the vessel as it began taking on water and listing dangerously before overturning.

In one recording, passengers are heard screaming and calling out as they search for ways to escape. A man appears to climb onto the side of the listing vessel while holding a phone to his ear, apparently seeking help.

Other footage shows people in choppy water beside the half-submerged vessel after it overturned. Some passengers cling to one another, while others attempt to pull people from the water. A rescue helicopter is also seen flying over the area.

Investigation under way

The captain, seven crew members and a shareholder in the company operating the ferry were arrested and brought before a court on Monday as authorities investigate the circumstances of the disaster.

Mother describes daughter slipping from her hands

Ayten Bicer said she felt her 12-year-old daughter, Miray, slip from her hands as the vessel capsized.