Second rescue vessel arrives off Kyrenia after ferry disaster
A second rescue vessel, the TCG Alemdar, arrived off the coast of Kyrenia on Wednesday morning, the Cyprus Mail has learnt, as efforts continue to recover the wreck of a ...
Sunken Kyrenia ferry located by rescue teams
The passenger ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday was located by the search-and-rescue team aboard the Turkish research vessel the TCG Isin on Tuesday afternoon, Turkish ...
Akinci: Would ferry disaster have happened if we were in the EU?
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Tuesday suggested that the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday may not have happened if the Cyprus ...
Second deep-sea rescue vessel to arrive off Kyrenia on Wednesday
A second deep-sea rescue vessel will arrive in the seas off Kyrenia on Wednesday, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Tuesday as searches for the wreck of the ferry ...
‘My brother did not die, he was killed’
Anguish turned into anger as the wait for news regarding the 20 people who remain missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia stretched into its third day on ...
Questions raised over Kyrenia ferry captain’s licence, boat’s safety certificate
Questions have been raised over the authenticity of the licence of the captain of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia, killing at least eight people, as well ...
New Cyprus Association condemns ‘mockery and hatred’ over Kyrenia shipwreck
The New Cyprus Association on Tuesday expressed its condolences and solidarity with the victims and those missing following the shipwreck off Kyrenia, while condemning hateful reactions to the tragedy from ...
Relatives of ferry missing breach security gate at Kyrenia port
Relatives of the 20 people who remain unaccounted for after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia breached the security gate in front of the Turkish Cypriot security forces’ ...
Search continues for Kyrenia shipwreck victims as funerals begin
The first funeral for a victim of Sunday’s catamaran disaster off Kyrenia was held on Monday afternoon, as search operations continued for a second consecutive night.
Nuray Zeytun Ozbiler, 59, ...
‘We told the captain to stop and he did not stop’
Passenger and eyewitness accounts on Monday began to tell the story of the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia the previous day, with multiple passengers saying ...
Search-and-rescue teams hope to reach sunken ferry on Tuesday
Search-and-rescue teams hope to be able to reach the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Tuesday afternoon, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Monday, as ...
Erhurman meets families of missing at Kyrenia port
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Monday visited the dozens of people gathered outside the new port of Kyrenia who are waiting for news of their relatives missing following the ...
Names published of dead, missing from ferry accident
The names of the eight people who died and the 20 who remain missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia were announced by Turkish Cypriot ‘labour minister’ Oguzhan ...
Arikli promises to resign ‘if necessary’ after Kyrenia ferry’s black box is found
The north’s ’transport minister’ Erhan Arikli on Monday promised that he will resign from his post “if necessary” after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia the ...
Kyrenia ferry ‘crashed 12 years ago’, court hears
The ferry that sank off the Kyrenia coast on Sunday, causing the deaths of at least eight people, had crashed 12 years ago, the Turkish Cypriot Kyrenia district court heard on ...
Leaders postpone meeting after ferry disaster
The scheduled meeting between President Nikos Christodoulides and Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman on Wednesday was on Monday postponed.
it will now take place next Wednesday, September 9 at 10.30am government ...
Pakistan, UK, EU, US offer condolences over deadly ferry accident
Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the United States all offered condolences on Sunday after a passenger ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia, causing the confirmed deaths ...
Deep-water search and rescue boat to arrive on Tuesday
A deep-water search and rescue boat will arrive in Cyprus on Tuesday to aid in efforts to locate those who are still missing after a passenger ferry capsized off the ...
North announces three-day mourning period after deadly ferry accident
The Turkish Cypriot authorities on Sunday night announced a three-day mourning period to be observed in light of the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia earlier ...
JRCC told Turkish Cypriots ‘do not need assistance’ after ferry accident
Larnaca’s joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC) on Sunday evening said that it was told that the Turkish Cypriot authorities “do not need the assistance” it had offered after a ...
Kyrenia ferry captain arrested after ‘Cyprus’ worst ever maritime disaster’
The captain of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia was arrested on Sunday evening, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said, describing the incident, which has thus ...
Kyrenia ferry death toll rises to eight
A total of eight people are now confirmed to have died as a result of the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia, the north’s ‘transport ...
UN’s Diagne ‘saddened’, offers condolences over Kyrenia ferry accident
United Nations special representative Khassim Diagne on Sunday said he was “deeply saddened” by the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia, which has thus far caused ...
Erdogan offers condolences over Kyrenia ferry sinking
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday offered his condolences after a ferry bound for his country sank shortly after departing from the new port of Kyrenia earlier in the ...