. ▁The ▁vessel ▁flo oded ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁sink . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁surv iv ors , ▁who ▁later ▁rec ount ed ▁the ▁subsequent ▁events , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lif eb o ats ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁with ▁people ▁sleep ing ▁inside . ▁The ▁ship ' s ▁elect rical ▁system ▁went ▁dead ▁and ▁her ▁radio ▁became ▁disabled , ▁so ▁that ▁no ▁dist ress ▁call ▁could ▁be ▁transm itted . ▁Some ▁passengers ▁fell ▁and ▁some ▁jump ed ▁into ▁the ▁water . ▁L t . ▁Nev zat ▁Er ül ▁came ▁alongside ▁the ▁second ▁lif eb o at ▁with ▁a ▁p istol ▁in ▁his ▁hand ▁and ▁directed ▁a ▁rescue ▁operation ▁for ▁ 2 4 ▁passengers . ▁However , ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁launched ▁because ▁the ▁dav it ▁did ▁not ▁operate . ▁Meanwhile , ▁some ▁people ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁clim bed ▁up ▁the ▁ship , ▁as ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁expect ▁her ▁to ▁sink ▁immediately . ▁People ▁tried ▁to ▁dis mount ▁wooden ▁to ile t ▁doors ▁and ▁hold ▁covers ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁ra ft s . ▁Mu h itt in ▁D arga , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁surv iv ors , ▁said ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁given ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁that ▁they ▁waited ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁s inking ▁ship ▁until ▁ 0 2 : 0 0 ▁hours , ▁and ▁then ▁jump ed ▁into ▁the ▁lif eb o at ; ▁the ▁ship ▁was ▁so ▁low ▁in ▁the ▁water ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁that ▁the ▁lif eb o at ▁was ▁touch ing ▁the