![Ce bâtiment de la Marine nationale française a appareillé mardi de Brest afin de rejoindre la zone du naufrage, à 26 miles nautiques (48 km) au sud-ouest de Plymouth. [MARINE NATIONALE / AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/172617919/def929009a2d7d8d18d20a3c0e8e58f707ab519eedfce808bd78c52fa74c1f23)
Overview
- A Filo Jet passenger catamaran that left Kyrenia capsized on Sunday with roughly 267 people aboard and authorities now report eight confirmed dead and about 18–23 still missing.
- Rescue teams and Turkish support have located the ferry’s wreck at more than 500 metres depth which has forced planned deep‑sea dives and a hunt for the vessel’s black box to clarify cause.
- The ferry’s captain and several crew members have been detained by RTCN judicial authorities as investigators examine reports of an explosion or a structural failure at the bow.
- The Breton trawler Maranello sank off Plymouth after reporting a problem with its fishing gear; three crew were rescued and two — including the commander — are now presumed lost after UK searches were suspended.
- Both accidents have triggered cross‑border search operations, survivor interviews and legal probes that will rely on wreck examination and voice/data recordings to establish technical causes and responsibility.