The captain and crew of a catamaran were detained by the Cypriot authorities after the shipwreck of the vessel in northern Cyprus. The tragedy resulted in the death of at least eight people.
Twenty people remain missing after the shipwreck, with search and rescue operations continuing in the region. Local authorities are still trying to locate the missing in the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean.
The story of a couple who lost both their children in the tragedy emotionally marks the incident. The children were 12 and six years old, according to reports about the shipwreck victims.
The catamaran sank in the territorial waters of northern Cyprus, a region controlled by the Turkish Cypriot administration. The complete circumstances that led to the shipwreck are still under investigation by the authorities.
