At least six people were killed when a ferry sank in Cyprus
At least six people have died and 172 have been rescued followingtheshipwreck of a catamaran ferry Cyprus on the north coast near the townofKirenia.
Cypriot Prime Minister Unal Ustel has reported that there are six dead and that "all means" have been mobilized for the rescue, as well as an accident management team led by Ustel himself, which has ordered that search and rescue efforts continue uninterrupted , according to Turkish and Cypriot media reports.
"Our priority is to save lives. All state agencies, our security forces, health personnel and search and rescue teams are coordinated. All necessary resources have been mobilized, "the Prime Minister said.
The crisis management team also includes the Ministers of Transport, Health, the Interior, Finance and Agriculture and the commanders of the Turkish Cypriot Peace Forces, the Commanders of the Security Forces, the Director-General of the Police and the Directors of the Civil Defence Organization.
Meanwhile, the mayor of Kirenia, Murat Senkul, warned that " the situation is very serious. "
The ship, with 259 passengers and eight crew members on board, overturned shortly after leaving the port of Kirenia, two kilometres fromthe coast.
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