# TRNC President: Wreck of sunken ferry Filo Jet reached at 550m depth; 20 missing

TRNC President Tufan Erhürman says wreck of sunken ferry Filo Jet reached at 550m depth; 20 missing.

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Of the people aboard the ferry 'Filo Jet', 241 were rescued, 8 bodies were recovered, and 20 people remain missing. [^1]

Search teams reached the wreck of the ferry 'Filo Jet' at a depth of approximately 550 meters off Girne and are continuing to examine the wreck site. [^2]

Search and rescue operations for the FİLO JET ferry, which sank off Kyrenia, Cyprus, have been ongoing for the fourth day, with eight people confirmed dead and 19 injured. [^3]

Prime Minister Ünal Üstel of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus announced that the body of one of the 20 people still missing from the capsizing of the ferry Filo Jet had been recovered. [^4]

Tufan Erhürman, president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), said in a social media statement that the wreck of the capsized passenger ferry Filo Jet had been reached and that imaging and search operations were continuing around the clock. [^5]

A second Turkish Navy vessel, the underwater rescue ship TCG Alemdar, is expected to join the operations today to provide specialized equipment for deep-water searches. [^6]

The Turkish Navy vessel TCG Işın arrived in the area the previous morning and began search operations at 09:00 to locate the wreck. [^7]

Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erçiuhrman announced that an object estimated to be the sunken FİLO JET was located at a depth of approximately 550 meters using underwater imaging systems. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Of the people aboard the ferry 'Filo Jet', 241 were rescued, 8 bodies were recovered, and 20 people remain missing. (Ekonomim, News)
2. Search teams reached the wreck of the ferry 'Filo Jet' at a depth of approximately 550 meters off Girne and are continuing to examine the wreck site. (Ekonomim, News)
3. Search and rescue operations for the FİLO JET ferry, which sank off Kyrenia, Cyprus, have been ongoing for the fourth day, with eight people confirmed dead and 19 injured. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)
4. Prime Minister Ünal Üstel of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus announced that the body of one of the 20 people still missing from the capsizing of the ferry Filo Jet had been recovered. (Ekonomim, News)
5. Tufan Erhürman, president of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), said in a social media statement that the wreck of the capsized passenger ferry Filo Jet had been reached and that imaging and search operations were continuing around the clock. (Ekonomim, News)
6. A second Turkish Navy vessel, the underwater rescue ship TCG Alemdar, is expected to join the operations today to provide specialized equipment for deep-water searches. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)
7. The Turkish Navy vessel TCG Işın arrived in the area the previous morning and began search operations at 09:00 to locate the wreck. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)
8. Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erçiuhrman announced that an object estimated to be the sunken FİLO JET was located at a depth of approximately 550 meters using underwater imaging systems. (ΠΟΛΙΤΗΣ - Τα λέει όλα, News)

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