Missing passenger’s final moments emerge after ferry disaster
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- A Turkish catamaran traveling from Northern Cyprus to Taşucu, Mersin, capsized after departing on Aug. 30, killing nine people and leaving 19 passengers missing.
- Video shows missing passenger Nihat Pancar sitting calmly in his seat as water entered the vessel.
- His wife, Özlem Pancar, said she still hopes he survived and is waiting for news.
New footage shows Nihat Pancar, a 51-year-old passenger from Hatay’s Samandağ district, sitting in his seat shortly before a Turkish passenger catamaran capsized in the eastern Mediterranean.
The vessel left Northern Cyprus on Aug. 30 for Taşucu Port in Mersin. Nine people died and 241 passengers were rescued, while search teams continued looking for 19 missing passengers.
In the video, recorded on a mobile phone as water entered the ship, a person filming says the vessel is taking on water and that officials must intervene. Pancar appears calm in his seat. The person who recorded the footage was among those rescued.
After the images emerged, Pancar’s wife, Özlem, said she continues to hope that he is alive and is waiting for word from him.
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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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