Turkish deep-sea search vessel joins efforts to retrieve 20 still missing after Cyprus ferry disaster
TCG Isin expected to play vital role in locating Filo Jet’s voyage data recorder 514 metres below surface
TL;DR
- A Turkish deep-sea search and rescue vessel, TCG Isin, is heading to Cyprus to join efforts to find 20 missing passengers from the capsized ferry Filo Jet.
- The Filo Jet, carrying 267 people, sank on Sunday off the northern coast of Cyprus, with 241 rescued and eight confirmed dead.
- The TCG Isin is equipped to search depths of up to 3,000 meters and is expected to be crucial in recovering the ferry's voyage data recorder (black box).
- The 26-year-old ferry's seaworthiness is being questioned, and its owners and shareholders have been ordered to appear in court.
- The captain and seven crew members have been detained as part of a judicial inquiry, with some passengers claiming they were among the first to abandon ship.
- Survivors have described scenes of panic and distress, with one mother recounting the loss of her 12-year-old daughter.
- Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, has offered financial support to the families of the deceased and missing.