Distraught parents reveal how kids, 12 & 6, slipped from hands as ferry sank
THE DISTRAUGHT parents of two children lost in the Cyprus ferry disaster told how the youngsters slipped from their hands as the vessel turned turtle yesterday.
TL;DR
- A ferry carrying 267 people capsized off Kyrenia, Turkish northern Cyprus, on Sunday.
- Eight passengers have been confirmed dead, with 18 still missing.
- Parents described their desperate attempts to hold onto their children as the ferry overturned.
- A suitcase falling on a mother and slippery engine oil contributed to children slipping from parents' grasps.
- The captain and seven crew members have been detained for investigation.
- The ferry had been delayed from sailing on Saturday due to poor weather.