Greece's coastguard on Friday said it was ending a search for 12 sailors missing on a cargo ship that sank last weekend in gale-force winds in the Aegean Sea.
The Comoros-flagged Raptor was sailing from Alexandria, Egypt, to Istanbul with a crew of 11 Egyptians including the captain, two Syrians and an Indian national, the coastguard said this week.
It sank on Sunday near the Aegean island of Lesbos. One crew member, a 27-year-old Egyptian oiler, survived by clinging onto a barrel, and was picked up by a navy helicopter.
A Greek navy frigate had searched the waters near Lesbos for days, assisted by nearby cargo ships, helicopters and a coastguard patrol vessel.
According to the authorities, the ship first reported a mechanical failure at 7:00 am local time.
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