A passenger ferry carrying around 270 people capsized off the coast of Turkish Cyprus shortly after leaving the port of Kyrenia for Taşucu in southern Türkiye on Aug. 30, prompting a major search-and-rescue operation, authorities have announced.

A ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsizes off the coast of northern Cyprus. The catamaran-style ferry was traveling from Kyrenia to the Turkish port of Tasucu.

A passenger ferry carrying 267 people sank after taking on water about 4 miles (6.44 kilometers) off the coast of Girne (Kyrenia) in the Turkish Republic...