Search continues for missing after north Cyprus ferry capsized
By The BriefBrief
Rescuers continued searching on Monday for more than a dozen people missing after a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, leaving eight dead. The vessel left Girne for the Turkish mainland on Sunday and rolled shortly afterward; 241 people were rescued, and the captain and more than a dozen others were detained and later placed under formal arrest.
WHO:Northern Cyprus authorities; police; the captain and more than a dozen others
WHAT:Rescuers searched for survivors after a ferry capsized off northern Cyprus, while the captain and others were detained and then formally arrested.
WHEN:Aug 31, 2026
WHERE:Northern Cyprus (off Girne)
WHY:The ferry capsized shortly after leaving Girne; the cause was not reported.
