World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off Turkey
Archaeologists have discovered what they believe to be the world’s oldest shipwreck off the coast of Turkey, dating to the Early Bronze Age, at the time of the Great ...
Another body found near Kyrenia ferry wreckage, four remain missing
A twenty-fourth body was recovered from the sea off the coast of Kyrenia on Wednesday as search operations continue following the sinking of a passenger ferry off the town’s ...
Twenty-third body found near Kyrenia ferry wreckage, five remain missing
A twenty-third body was recovered from the sea off the coast of Kyrenia on Tuesday as search operations continue following the sinking of a passenger ferry off the town’s ...
Two more bodies from Kyrenia ferry wreckage found
Two more bodies have been found near the wreckage of a ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia last month, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel said on Monday, ...
Turkish Cypriot authorities ‘were not informed’ of crack in Kyrenia ferry’s hull
Turkish Cypriot authorities were not informed about a crack on the left side of a ferry which went on to sink off the coast of Kyrenia, the Turkish Cypriot Kyrenia ...
Death toll from capsized ship in Indonesia rises to 20 as search continues for 115 missing passengers
The official death toll from a passenger ship that capsized and sank in Indonesia’s Java Sea rose to 20 on Wednesday, up from the previous 10, with rescuers expecting to find ...
Kyrenia ferry only underwent ‘superficial’ repairs after crack appeared in June
The ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia last month had only undergone “superficial” repairs in June after a crack appeared on its left side, the Turkish Cypriot Kyrenia ...
Ustel, Yilmaz discuss ‘next steps’ of Kyrenia ferry disaster salvage operation
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel and Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Tuesday discussed the “next steps” to be taken regarding the salvage operation of the passenger ferry that ...
Applications open for ferry victims’ families to claim support
The application platform for emergency financial support for the families of the dead and missing from the Kyrenia ferry sinking is now open, the Stelios Foundation said o Sunday.
“We ...
Crew ‘locked doors of passenger cabin’ as Kyrenia ferry took on water
The crew of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday “locked the doors” to the boat’s passenger cabin as it began to take on water ...
Ustel: More bodies now visible to rescue teams at Kyrenia ferry wreck
More bodies are now visible to rescue teams working at the wreckage of a ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel ...
Arikli sacked as north’s ‘transport minister’
Erhan Arikli has been relieved of his duties as the north’s ‘transport minister’, ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel announced on Wednesday evening.
“In order to ensure that our police and ...
Ninth body found by rescuers at Kyrenia ferry wreck
A ninth body has been found by rescuers searching at the wreck of the ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday, Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel ...
Report on Kyrenia ferry disaster investigation promised ‘as soon as possible’
A “preliminary report” detailing the findings of the investigation being conducted into the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia will be published “as soon as possible”, ...
‘Every survivor we met’ said captain refused to turn Kyrenia ferry back to port
Turkish opposition New Party deputy leader Ali Mahir Basarir on Wednesday said that every single one of the survivors he had met when he visited Cyprus after a ferry sank ...
Mother who died in Kyrenia ferry disaster ‘gave own life jacket to daughter’
The sister of Gulcan Gurel, who died when a ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday, said on Wednesday that her sister had given her own life jacket ...
Christodoulides offers condolences over sunken ships
President Nikos Christodoulides on Wednesday expressed the state’s condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in two separate tragedies last weekend, including the deadly shipwreck off ...
Second rescue vessel arrives off Kyrenia after ferry disaster
A second rescue vessel, the TCG Alemdar, arrived off the coast of Kyrenia on Wednesday morning, the Cyprus Mail has learnt, as efforts continue to recover the wreck of a ...
Sunken Kyrenia ferry located by rescue teams
The passenger ferry which sank off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday was located by the search-and-rescue team aboard the Turkish research vessel the TCG Isin on Tuesday afternoon, Turkish ...
Akinci: Would ferry disaster have happened if we were in the EU?
Former Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Tuesday suggested that the sinking of a passenger ferry off the coast of Kyrenia on Sunday may not have happened if the Cyprus ...
Second deep-sea rescue vessel to arrive off Kyrenia on Wednesday
A second deep-sea rescue vessel will arrive in the seas off Kyrenia on Wednesday, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said on Tuesday as searches for the wreck of the ferry ...
‘My brother did not die, he was killed’
Anguish turned into anger as the wait for news regarding the 20 people who remain missing after a ferry sank off the coast of Kyrenia stretched into its third day on ...
Search continues for Kyrenia shipwreck victims as funerals begin
The first funeral for a victim of Sunday’s catamaran disaster off Kyrenia was held on Monday afternoon, as search operations continued for a second consecutive night.
Nuray Zeytun Ozbiler, 59, ...
‘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 ...