13 team members missingouton after a freight ship sinks off a Greek island in rainy seas

The ship was on its method to Istanbul from Egypt, bring 6,000 lots of salt.

ByDEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press

November 26, 2023, 7: 56 AM

Paramedics carry the body of a crew member of a ship, on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. A cargo ship sank off the Greek island of Lesbos early Sunday, leaving 13 crew members missing and one rescued, authorities said. The Raptor, registered in the Comoros, was on its way to Istanbul from Alexandria, Egypt, carrying 6,000 tons of salt, the coast guard said. It had a crew of 14, including eight Egyptians, four Indians and two Syrians, the coast guard said. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas) — Paramedics bring the body of a team member of a ship, on the northeastern Aegean Sea island of Lesbos, Greece, Sunday, Nov. 26,2023 A freight ship sank off the Greek island of Lesbos early Sunday, leaving 13 team members missingouton and one saved, authorities stated. The Raptor, signedup in the Comoros, was on its method to Istanbul from Alexandria, Egypt, bring 6,000 lots of salt, the coast guard stated. It had a team of 14, consistingof 8 Egyptians, 4 Indians and 2 Syrians, the coast guard stated. (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas)

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ATHENS, Greece — A freight ship sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in rainy seas early Sunday, leaving one team member dead, 12 missingouton and one saved, authorities stated.

The Raptor, signedup in Comoros, was on its method to Istanbul from Alexandria, Egypt, bring 6,000 loads of salt, the coast guard stated. It had a team of 14, consistingof 8 Egyptians, 4 Indians and 2 Syrians, the coast guard stated.

The ship reported a mechanical issue at 7 a.m. Sunday, sentout a distress signal at 8: 20 a.m. and soon after vanished about 4 1/2 nautical miles (8 kilometers) southwest of Lesbos, authoritie