Ocho muertos y alrededor de 20 desaparecidos tras el hundimiento de ferry cerca de Kyrenia

Ocho muertos y alrededor de 20 desaparecidos tras el hundimiento de ferry cerca de Kyrenia

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El Ministerio del Interior de Turquía informó el 31 de agosto que ocho personas fallecieron y alrededor de 20 pasajeros siguen desaparecidos tras el vuelco de un ferry que partía de Kyrenia hacia Turquía frente a la costa norte de Chipre. El barco, que había zarpado de Kyrenia con cerca de 260 pasajeros, se hundió el 30 de agosto.

Los primeros reportes de CNN y AP indicaron al menos siete muertos y más de 230 evacuados. Informes posteriores de las autoridades turcas y de la guardia costera de Chipre del Norte elevaron la cifra de fallecidos a ocho, señalaron que 19 sobrevivientes fueron hospitalizados y que entre 18 y 20 pasajeros permanecían desaparecidos, mientras se procedía al arresto de varios miembros de la tripulación.

Actores

Turkish Interior Ministry Ünal Üstel Numan Kurtulmuş Northern Cyprus coastguard

Ubicaciones

Cyprus Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus Taşucu, Turkey Kyrenia port

Artículos

31 de agosto de 2026
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Cyprus ferry capsizes off Kyrenia with 8 people dead and 20 still missing
Cyprus ferry capsizes off Kyrenia with 8 people dead and 20 still missing

Fox News • 31 de ago 21:05

A ferry traveling from Kyrenia to Turkey capsized off northern Cyprus, killing at least eight people and leaving about 20 passengers missing, while rescue teams continue search operations.

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Search continues for 18 passengers after ferry capsized in northern Cyprus
Search continues for 18 passengers after ferry capsized in northern Cyprus

BBC • 31 de ago 11:41

Eight people died and 19 were hospitalized when a ferry sank after departing Kyrenia, prompting a search for 18 missing passengers and arrests of crew members.

Credibilidad 73% Manip. 9% Centro
Survivors recount moments of terror as Cyprus ferry capsized
Survivors recount moments of terror as Cyprus ferry capsized

AP News • 31 de ago 08:28

A ferry traveling from Kyrenia to Turkey capsized, killing at least eight people and leaving many passengers missing, while survivors described panic and chaotic evacuation.

Credibilidad 72% Manip. 8% Centro
30 de agosto de 2026
4 en total
Eight killed and others missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
Eight killed and others missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

BBC • 30 de ago 16:48

A passenger ferry that left Kyrenia with 259 passengers capsized, killing at least eight people and leaving more than a dozen still missing, prompting a joint Turkish-Cypriot rescue effort.

Credibilidad 73% Manip. 9% Centro
At least eight dead and 22 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
At least eight dead and 22 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

The Guardian • 30 de ago 13:14

A catamaran ferry traveling from Kyrenia to Turkey sank in waters 514 metres deep, killing at least eight people and leaving 22 unaccounted for, while 237 passengers were rescued.

Credibilidad 72% Manip. 9% Centro
At least 7 dead after a ferry capsizes off Cyprus coast
At least 7 dead after a ferry capsizes off Cyprus coast

AP News • 30 de ago 13:10

A catamaran ferry carrying about 270 people capsized off the northern Cyprus coast, leaving at least seven dead and prompting a rescue operation for the remaining passengers.

Credibilidad 78% Manip. 7% Centro
At least seven dead and more missing after boat carrying hundreds capsizes off Cyprus
At least seven dead and more missing after boat carrying hundreds capsizes off Cyprus

CNN • 30 de ago 11:27

A passenger vessel traveling from Northern Cyprus to Turkey capsized off the island, killing at least seven people while rescue teams saved more than 230 others.

Credibilidad 72% Manip. 8% Centro

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