The number of victims of a shipwreck off the coast of Cyprus increased to 18 people
The number of people who died in the crash of a passenger ship off the coast of Cyprus in late August has risen to 18. This was stated by Prime Minister of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Unal Ustel.
The number of people who died in the crash of a passenger ship off the coast of Cyprus in late August has risen to 18. This was stated by Prime Minister of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Unal Ustel.
Experts conducted DNA examination of two of those that were discovered yesterday at a depth of 570 meters and at a distance of 1 km from the place where the catamaran sank. The analysis showed the belonging of the remains to two passengers of the FiloJet catamaran, 5-year-old Mehmet Asaf Bicher and Nihat Punjar, reports TASS.
Mr Ustel also said the remains of another person were found today. The name of the deceased has not yet been announced.
On August 30, the double-deck high-speed catamaran FiloJet, which has a fiberglass case, was flying from the Cypriot Kyrenia to the Turkish port of Tashuju. Soon after leaving the port, the ferry began to go under water, capsized and sank at a depth of 554 meters. There were 267 people on board, 239 of whom were rescued. 10 people are still missing.
