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North Cyprus: 20 Still Missing After Sunday Shipwreck

From Helsingin Sanomat · () Finnish

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

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  • Twenty people remained missing after a passenger vessel carrying about 270 passengers and crew capsized off northern Cyprus, while at least eight people died.
  • Police detained the captain and 15 others, and nine appeared in court on manslaughter charges.
  • The captain and crew said the vessel’s bow may have broken during the accident; the shipping company said it had no information about Finnish passengers.

Twenty people were still missing after a passenger vessel capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday. At least eight people died in the accident, and the vessel carried about 270 passengers and crew.

Police detained the captain and 15 other people after the shipwreck. Nine appeared in a local court on Monday, facing charges of causing death through negligence.

The captain and crew members said the vessel’s bow may have broken during the accident. Authorities had not yet established the nationalities of those who died or remained missing.

The shipping company Filo Denizcilik told Helsingin Sanomat that, according to its information, there were no Finnish passengers aboard. Cyprus is a popular holiday destination for Finns, although their preferred locations are mainly on the island’s southern and southeastern coasts. The accident occurred off northern Cyprus, which is under Turkish control.

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Originally published by Helsingin Sanomat in Finnish. 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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