Ferry disaster off Northern Cyprus leaves one dead and another missing
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- A Turkish passenger catamaran traveling from Girne to Mersin's Taşucu port capsized on Aug. 30.
- Eight people died, 241 passengers were rescued and 20 remained missing as search efforts continued.
- Hüseyin Özdemir of Silifke died, while his wife Şerife Özdemir, who boarded with him, was reported missing.
Hüseyin Özdemir died when a Turkish passenger catamaran capsized off Girne in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. His wife, Şerife Özdemir, remains missing.
The vessel left Girne for Mersin's Taşucu port on the afternoon of Aug. 30 and overturned soon afterward. Eight people died and 241 passengers were rescued. Search teams continued looking for 20 people who remained unaccounted for.
Özdemir was from Silifke, in Mersin province. His body was brought to Mersin and was due to be buried the following day after a funeral ceremony in Nuru neighborhood, Silifke. The search for the missing passengers continued.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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