At least six people died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday. More than 172 people were rescued, Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Unal Ustel said. The catamaran-style ferry was traveling from Kyrenia to the Turkish port of Tasucu. Turkish officials said some survivors were taken to hospital.
Survivors arrive on shore after being rescued from the sea following a boat capsize off Kyrenia, northern Cyprus, Sunday. Reuters-Yonhap
BODRUM, Turkey — At least six people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported.
More than 172 people have been rescued, Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus Unal Ustel told Turkish state-run TRT news channel.
The catamaran-style ferry was traveling from the port of Kyrenia, also known as Girne, in the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus, to the Turkish port of Tasucu in Mersin province.
