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Diving Operation Planned for Ferry Wreck off Cyprus

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A specialist vessel from Turkey is expected in northern Cyprus to support a dive to the ferry wreck, which lies about 500 meters underwater.
  • North Cyprus leader Tufan Erhürman said rescuers would search for missing people and the ship’s data recorder.
  • Twenty people, including at least two children, were still missing on Monday evening after the disaster, which left several people dead.

A specialist vessel from Turkey is expected in northern Cyprus on Tuesday for a dive to the wreck of a ferry that sank about 500 meters below the surface off Cyprus.

Tufan Erhürman, president of the Turkish-recognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, said the operation would focus on finding people still missing and recovering the ship’s data recorder.

Twenty people remained missing on Monday evening, including at least two children. Several people died in the ferry disaster, while objects recovered from the sea were gradually being brought ashore.

We want to search for the missing people and the ship’s data recorder.

— Tufan ErhürmanThe North Cyprus leader described the aims of the planned dive to the ferry wreck.
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