New vessel joins search for Kyrenia shipwreck victims

Local accidentkyreniaoccupied northTop News New vessel joins search for Kyrenia shipwreck victims Image 536 2 1 (1) Relevant News New vessel joins search for Kyrenia shipwreck victims 14 September 2026 Police find further 260kg of suspected ketamine in Limassol 14 September 2026 Traditional vrakas erected as Limassol counts down to 65th Wine Festival 14 September 2026 newsroom 14 September 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber The Optimus Prime, a vessel specialising in deep-water search and rescue operations with specialised technical equipment, began work today at the site of the Filo jet shipwreck off occupied Kyrenia, which occurred on August 30. No new bodies have been found since September 7, and relatives continue to gather every day at Kyrenia port, waiting under tents for news. The new vessel belongs to a private Turkish company chartered by the “TRNC” last week, during a visit by “prime minister” Unal Ustel to Istanbul and Ankara. Ustel said Sunday that with the new vessel’s technical capabilities, “we aim to reach the interior sections of the wreck, which are 554 metres underwater, and find our missing people.” Change at the “transport ministry” According to the Turkish Cypriot press, Faiz Sucuoglu takes over today as the new “transport minister,” succeeding Ozdemir Berova, who had held the posts of deputy “transport minister” and “finance minister.” Sucuoglu had served as “prime minister” at the start of this “government’s” term, but resigned from that post as well as from the presidency of the National Unity Party (UBP); Unal Ustel then took over both positions. Hasan Tacoy is also taking over as “minister of economy and energy,” replacing Olgun Amcaoglu. Sucuoglu and Tacoy belong to the internal opposition within UBP, the Turkish Cypriot press notes, and had previously not even attended crucial votes in the “parliament.” Sucuoglu is taking over the duties of Ercan Arikli, who was removed from his post a few days after the shipwreck, the same day his party withdrew from the “government.” Arikli visited the Kyrenia port area for the first time on Saturday, where relatives of the missing are waiting for news, and faced anger and harsh reactions, according to Turkish Cypriot media. (Information from Cyprus News Agency) Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Police find further 260kg of suspected ketamine in Limassol Traditional vrakas erected as Limassol counts down to 65th Wine Festival Things to do on Monday, September 14 On this day: Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly film actress Grace Kelly, dies after car crash Paphos Municipality announces traffic restrictions near Konia Cyprus issues five times the EU average in residence permits per capita Six suspects to be deported over planned Cyprus murder-for-hire plot Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.