‘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 ...
Shipwrecks to be removed from Cape Greco
Plans are underway for the immediate removal of the ships that were wrecked off Cape Greco during heavy storms on Saturday in addition to polluting substances and residues emitted from ...
Replica of historic Kyrenia ship towed in symbolic naval operation
The National Guard conducted a towing operation involving the replica vessel Kyrenia–Liberty as part of an initiative displaying Cyprus’ maritime heritage.
According to an official statement issued on Monday, ...
Autopsies of shipwreck victims confirm drowning, search continues
Autopsies on four of the seven victims recovered from the sea after their boat capsized off Cape Greco confirmed they had drowned, sources said on Wednesday. The examinations were conducted ...
Akel and Volt call for immediate migration policy reform
In the wake of the fatal shipwreck off Cape Greco, the government was on Tuesday blasted for failing to address the underlying issues of the ongoing migration crisis.
At least ...
Greek inquiry into 2023 migrant shipwreck finds coastguard breached maritime rules
Greece’s Ombudsman has found that the coast guard failed to follow maritime rules in one of the Mediterranean’s worst shipwrecks in 2023, raising the alarm only after the overcrowded ...
Windows on the study of the past
Deep sea shipwrecks in Cyprus and China shed light on trade routes of history finds PAUL LAMBIS
When China started its underwater archaeological explorations in the 1980s, most of its ...
Elam MPs reportedly walked out during minute silence for shipwreck victims
The nationalist Elam party late on Thursday hit back at what they called a manufactured political outcry over an alleged walkout from parliament during a minute’s silence held by ...