Search continues for 18 passengers after ferry capsized in northern Cyprus
This article reports on the same ferry capsizing incident off the coast of Northern Cyprus, focusing on the search for 18 missing passengers. It details the harrowing experience of survivors and the ongoing legal actions against the vessel's crew.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the dangers of maritime travel during severe weather and the legal accountability of transport operators.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google James Gregory Reuters Ayten Bicer and Hayri Bicer's two children are missing Ayten Bicer felt her 12-year-old daughter slip from her grasp and disappear as the ferry they were travelling on capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, killing eight people.
Her daughter Miray and six-year-old son Memhet Asaf are among 20 people still missing after the vessel sunk while en route to Turkey from the coastal town of Kyrenia, in the self-proclaimed Turkish republic on Cyprus.
She and her husband Hayri survived, and like many other families are waiting for news of their loved ones back in port as rescuers continue to search.
"She was saying, 'Don't let go'. And I didn't let go of my daughter. I swear, I didn't let her go," Bicer told reporters through tears.
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