{"id":2120500,"date":"2026-08-31T13:08:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2120500"},"modified":"2026-08-31T13:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T10:08:23","slug":"cyprus-ferry-disaster-video-shows-panic-before-deadly-sinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2120500","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus Ferry Disaster Video Shows Panic Before Deadly Sinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/59\/16by9\/2026\/08\/31\/597bca40eb924dbe93fed27d73916ac4_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Cyprus Ferry Disaster Video Shows Panic Before Deadly Sinking<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Cyprus Ferry Disaster<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Panic Caught on Video Before Sinking<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-08-31T06:08:23-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              August 31, 2026<br \/>\n                            6:08 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-a234050177e5d964ae797db5b64fe3e3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260831_597bca40eb924dbe93fed27d73916ac4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c3f34aaf-7dad-4945-aee9-5abe56738aae\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/59\/4by3\/2026\/08\/31\/597bca40eb924dbe93fed27d73916ac4_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kyrenia trnc vessel capsized getty 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-255248cdd3af52bf187b46cf0174df39\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Chilling video from inside a passenger ferry shows travelers scrambling for life jackets &#8230; just moments before the vessel capsized and sank off the coast of Cyprus.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7b024adc851f7a1d47228271d35ba91e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The footage shows panic spreading as passengers hurriedly pull on life vests and prepare to abandon ship &#8230; shortly after the ferry began taking on water Sunday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-591509579d725f5f46379bad890d1469\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-591509579d725f5f46379bad890d1469-732853735-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e03bde7a0a88b5f2f8d05ba3eb8e67b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The vessel was carrying 267 people &#8212; 259 passengers and eight crew members &#8212; from Kyrenia in northern Cyprus to Ta\u015fucu, Turkey, when it ran into trouble just a few miles offshore.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1418cec61c761c27fca77f3e67855e36\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Authorities say the ferry began taking on water from the bow shortly after leaving port &#8230; before eventually capsizing and sinking more than 1,600 feet beneath the surface.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-10f18aafb013c84f16c2460af4096390\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-10f18aafb013c84f16c2460af4096390-1077558969-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-561d05472fe1593a23a991b18a40d6b6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The disaster has left at least eight people dead and 18 others missing, while 241 people were rescued from the water.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-67f136d95591a7f39e0adef973054088\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A massive search-and-rescue operation remains underway &#8230; involving coast guard crews, military vessels, helicopters and emergency personnel from northern Cyprus and Turkey.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cfa1ba5fd93b2b25117739b81223ce1a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260831_5c62b63fa5074b6ab6c55a7b19237010\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:c3f34aaf-7dad-4945-aee9-5abe56738aae\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5c\/4by3\/2026\/08\/31\/5c62b63fa5074b6ab6c55a7b19237010_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kyrenia trnc vessel capsized getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-115ea4af7984211dca3f1fee97732507\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The ferry&#8217;s captain and several crew members have been taken into custody as authorities investigate what caused the vessel to go down. 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