Court reveals audio evidence in Filo Jet sinking case

Audio recordings presented in a Kyrenia court have revealed that the crew of the vessel Filo Jet repeatedly warned of the ship's poor condition before it sank off the coast of occupied Kyrenia on August 30, 2026. The recordings capture discussions regarding mechanical failures in the vessel's rudder, radar, and navigation cameras, alongside evidence of water ingress during previous voyages. Crew members are heard explicitly stating that the ship would sink, and the captain described its condition as critical.

Following these revelations, the Kyrenia district court ordered nine suspects, who face charges of causing death by negligence, to remain in custody for an additional seven days. Authorities have processed 32 days of data from the ship’s voyage data recorder and are continuing to analyze another 34 days of footage, though no audio exists from the day of the disaster itself. The number of individuals wanted in connection with the investigation has risen to six, and search efforts continue for a missing three-year-old girl. Expert investigators from Turkey and a university specialist have joined the probe as victim relatives continue to demand justice outside the court.