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Passenger ferry sinks in Turkey

bbc.co.uk
14-Sep-2008
        
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A ferry has sunk after leaving the north-western Turkish port of Bandirma for Istanbul, leaving at least one person dead, officials say. The vessel is said to have carried some 100 people and more than 70 vehicles, Turkish news agency report. Civil defence teams, including divers and local fisherman, have been mobilised to rescue passengers from the Marmara Sea. The vessel sank about 300m (1,000 ft) from the... [read full story]                    

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