Search and rescue efforts at sea continued for the ferry that sank off Kyrenia, while Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Prime Minister Ünal Üstel monitored the operation from the TCG Alemdar.
The Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that the Turkish naval forces were continuing search and rescue efforts related to the ferry.
Ünal Üstel and Deputy Prime Minister Fikri Ataoğlu visited the TCG Alemdar to monitor the operation on site.
The ferry took on water on Sunday off the city of Kyrenia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus as it was heading toward Taşucu Port in the southern Turkish province of Mersin.
In a statement following the sinking, Üstel said that the bodies of 12 people had been recovered and that 16 people remained missing.