BODRUM: At least eight people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of the breakaway north of ethnically divided Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media reported. Unal Ustel, the north’s Turkish Cypriot prime minister, told Turkish state broadcaster TRT that 237 people have so far been rescued. A search is underway for another 22 people, officials said. Ustel said the ferry faced adverse weather conditions and began taking on water just 15 minutes after departure. A call for help was issued shortly after, he said.

PM of Turkish-controlled area says 172 rescued after vessel began taking on water; videos shows people in life vests sitting on upturned hull

At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus