At least seven people have died and more than twenty are still missing after a high-speed ferry capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus while travelling to Turkey.
The vessel, named Filo Jet, was carrying around 267 people when it began taking on water shortly after leaving the port of Kyrenia. More than two hundred people have been rescued.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said rescue operations involving Turkish and Turkish Cypriot authorities are continuing.
William Denselow reports from Brussels.
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The company that operates the Filo Jet catamaran has responded to the disaster, and William Denselow in Brussels says investigations will inevitably follow.
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William Denselow, reporting from Brussels, says the disaster raises broader concerns about maritime safety across the Mediterranean, where ferry services remain a vital means of transport.
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