The 12 missing from the wreck have not been located
Video posted by a Turkish website shows giant waves drowning the Raptor ship before it sank off Lesbos.
The ship as seen in the pictures is struggling to stay afloat, at the moment the sea has come in from the sides while the bow has already sunk.
The Raptor had set sail from the Egyptian port of Al Dekheila bound for Istanbul. The cargo ship was carrying salt while it was built in 1984 and was 106 meters long.
It is recalled that the body found yesterday by a passing ship in the sea area off Lesvos, where the cargo ship RAPTOR sank, has been identified.
He is an Egyptian sailor, a member of the ship’s crew. Yesterday, an Egyptian sailor, a member of the crew, who is being treated at the hospital in Mytilene, was found alive at the wreck site and was picked up by an Air Force helicopter. The body of the unlucky sailor was recognized by his rescued colleague.
So far, the search for the 12 members of the cargo ship remains fruitless.
Two vessels of the Coast Guard, one frigate of the Navy and four ships sailing alongside are engaged in the search.
Also, a helicopter of the LS is operating from the air at the site, while a FRONTEX aircraft will also participate. The RAPTOR had a total of 14 crew members on board (one Indian, eleven Egyptians and two Syrian nationals) and was transporting salt from Egypt to Istanbul.
The master of the bulk carrier had declared a mechanical failure and there may have been a small inflow of water into the holds with a displacement of the cargo which resulted in the ship tilting and sinking.
