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Fatalities reported after passenger ferry capsizes off Kyrenia coast
Turkey’s ambassador in Nicosia said fatalities were recorded after a passenger ferry issued a distress call and capsized north of Cyprus.
Kyrenia, Cyprus. Fatalities have been reported after a passenger ferry capsized around three miles north of the coast of Cyprus, Turkey’s ambassador in Nicosia Ali Murat Basceri said on Sunday.
The vessel issued a mayday call at 12.10pm, reporting that it was taking on water, Basceri told Turkish public broadcaster TRT.
Rescue operation
Basceri said a large number of people had been brought ashore.
“Unfortunately, there have been losses of life,” he said.
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