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[Regnum] The death toll from the crash of the FiloJet high-speed catamaran off the coast of Northern Cyprus has risen to 14, according to Unal Ustel, Prime Minister of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).
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Rescuers have recovered the body of another person previously missing. According to preliminary reports, the deceased man was approximately 55–60 years old, and identification has begun.
“Thus, the death toll from the disaster has risen to 14, while the number of missing people has also decreased to 14,” Ustel said in a statement published on the website.
He also clarified that search operations are ongoing around the clock.
The Filo Jet high-speed ferry, operated by Filo Denizcilik and carrying 267 people, capsized and sank off the coast of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Helicopters, coast guards, crews from nearby vessels, police officers, and ambulance crews were dispatched to the scene.
Rescuers managed to evacuate 237 people. The cause of the disaster has not been reported. Authorities in Northern Cyprus are investigating the possibility that the ferry collided with an unidentified object.
Eight people, the captain and seven crew members, have been detained as part of the investigation into the ferry disaster.
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