Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
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Rescuers are continuing their search for 18 passengers of a ferry which capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday.
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which → publish → Sunday
The vessel, which was carrying 259 passengers and eight crew members, began taking on water soon after departing the coastal town of Kyrenia in the self-proclaimed Turkish republic on Cyprus.
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which → carry → Cyprus
Eight people have been confirmed to have died in the incident, while 19 are currently being treated at hospitals in northern Cyprus, local authorities say.
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authorities → confirm → Cyprus
The ship's captain, seven crew members, and another man were arrested on Monday, while warrants have been issued for a further seven people.
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warrants → arrest → people
Ünal Üstel, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), which is only recognised by Turkey, announced a three-day period of national mourning.
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which → recognise → mourning
The boat has completely sunk and is lying at a depth of 514m (1,686ft), officials say.
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officials → sink → m
Debris remains scattered across the water, including a black wheelie suitcase bobbing on the surface and a sheet of steel that appeared to have broken away from the ferry.
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that → remain → ferry
Authorities are attempting to recover the vessel's black box recorder to establish what happened.
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what → attempt → recorder
The privately owned ferry left the popular holiday resort of Kyrenia at about 12:30 (09:30 GMT), en route to the town of Tasucu in Turkey.
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ferry → own → Turkey
It had been scheduled to travel to Turkey on Saturday but its journey was delayed due to poor weather conditions.
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journey → schedule → conditions
Üstel told local media the boat was hit by two waves before it capsized.
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it → tell → waves
While the captain of the vessel was trying to recover from the first wave, a second wave hit and it began taking on water, he said.
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he → try → water
Among the missing are Ayten Bicer's two children - her 12-year-old daughter Miray and six-year-old son Mehmet Asaf.
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children → miss → missing
She told local media she felt Miray slip out of her hands and disappear as they tried to cling on to the overturned boat.
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they → tell → boat
"She was saying, 'Don't let go'.
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She → say → ?
And I didn't let go of my daughter.
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I → let → daughter
I swear, I didn't let her go," Bicer said.
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Bicer → swear → ?
She said a suitcase fell on top of her which forced her daughter from her grip.
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which → say → grip
She managed to grab hold of her daughter's foot, but her shoes were coated in engine oil from the overturned vessel and she slipped through her hands.
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she → manage → hands
She and her husband, Hayri, are by the port in Kyrenia with other families as they await news of their loved ones.
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they → await → ones
The ferry - a high-speed 40m long, 10m wide Filo Jet vessel - sails under the flag of Turkey, according to Marine Traffic.
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ferry → sail → Traffic
Filo Denizcilik, the company which operates the capsized passenger boat, said it was "deeply saddened by the tragic accident".
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it → operate → accident
The TRNC controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus, which has been divided since 1974.
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which → control → 1974
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