Search efforts for the Filo Jet disaster enter the sixth day, with 10 confirmed dead and 18 still missing as recovery operations persist.
The search efforts for the individuals missing from the passenger ship Filo Jet, which capsized while operating the Girne-Taşucu route, continue into the sixth day.
The relatives of the missing persons are anxiously waiting at the entrance of the Girne Tourism Port.
With the recovery of two bodies from the 20 missing individuals yesterday, the death toll in the disaster has risen to 10, while the number of missing persons has decreased to 18.
The operations continued throughout the night.
ACCESS TO THE WRECKAGE
In the search efforts, President Tufan Erhürman announced yesterday that the object identified at a depth of approximately 550 meters was confirmed to be the wreck of the passenger ship Filo Jet, and access to the ship has been achieved.
Erhürman reported that after TCG Işın, TCG Alemdar also reached the area as of yesterday, and imaging and search operations are being conducted continuously on a 24-hour basis. Due to the depth of the wreck, the operations are being carried out using underwater robots and special technical systems.
CEVDET YILMAZ ANNOUNCED
Turkey's Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz announced that another body was recovered yesterday evening from the shipwreck that occurred off the coast of Girne. Yılmaz stated that the identity of the deceased will be shared with the public after identification, confirming that the death toll has risen to 10.
MISSING AND SEARCHED PERSONS:
Ferdi Törer – Republic of Turkey
Mustafa Demir – Republic of Turkey
Mahmut Demir – Republic of Turkey
Özgür Gönül – Republic of Turkey
Anni Asel Hilaloğlu – Republic of Turkey
Şerif Özdemir – Republic of Turkey
Süleyman Erdoğan – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Saliha Miray Biçer – Republic of Turkey
Mehmet Asaf Biçer – Republic of Turkey
Orhan Bekret – Republic of Turkey
Nazmiye Özbolat – Republic of Turkey
Yulia Özcan – Republic of Turkey
Ayhan Özcan – Republic of Turkey
Elife Bayır – Republic of Turkey
Nihat Pancar – Republic of Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Yaralı – Republic of Turkey
Mehmet Bayhan – Republic of Turkey
Mehmet Nuri Ayran – Republic of Turkey
Source: SeaNews Türkiye
