{"id":374396,"date":"2026-08-30T16:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rescue-effort-underway-after-boat-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T16:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T15:00:21","slug":"rescue-effort-underway-after-boat-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rescue-effort-underway-after-boat-capsizes-off-northern-cyprus-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Rescue effort underway after boat capsizes off northern Cyprus | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/rifsbWSYdOo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Rescue effort underway after boat capsizes off northern Cyprus | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rifsbWSYdOo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A passenger boat carrying 259 passengers and eight crew members has capsized off northern Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p>Footage of the incident appears to show dozens of passengers sat on the top of the boat wearing life jackets.<\/p>\n<p>A considerable search and rescue operation is under way.<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A passenger boat carrying 259 passengers and eight crew members has capsized off northern Cyprus. 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