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"I saw people who couldn't swim die in the sea": survivor recounts moments of panic on ferry that sank off CyprusPhoto by Rodolfo Gaion on Pexels
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"I saw people who couldn't swim die in the sea": survivor recounts moments of panic on ferry that sank off Cyprus

Now31 August 2026 at 18:39

A ferry sank this Sunday off Kyrenia, in the north of Cyprus. The incident resulted in at least eight dead and 18 people missing.

Serkan Kunduraci was one of the passengers on board the ferry and managed to survive the sinking. The man reports having lived moments of great panic during the accident.

According to the survivor, he saw people who didn't know how to swim die at sea during the sinking.

The ferry was carrying passengers on board when the accident occurred, the total number of people on board is not mentioned in the article.

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