Cargo ship sinks off Greek island, one dead, 12 missing
Cargo ship sinks off Greek island, one dead, 12 missing
ATHENS (Reuters) -One person has died and 12 people were missing on Sunday after a cargo ship carrying salt with 14 crew on board sank off the island of Lesbos, the Greek coast guard said.
The Comoros-flagged "Raptor" had departed from El Dekheila port in Egypt and was bound for Istanbul when it reported a mechanical failure and issued a distress call early on Sunday, the coast guard added.
"One body recovered from the area," a coast guard official told Reuters adding that one person was rescued by helicopter and was taken to the island's hospital.
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Eight of the crew were Egyptians and the rest were Syrian and Indian nationals.
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