Overview

• The Comoros-flagged Raptor, transporting salt from Alexandria, Egypt, to Istanbul, sank near the Greek island of Lesbos.
• Out of the 14 crew members, one was rescued and another's body was recovered; 12 are still missing.
• The ship reported a mechanical problem and sent a distress signal before it sank.
• The European Union’s border protection agency Frontex has joined the Greek coast guard in the search for the missing crew members.
• The crew consisted of eight Egyptians, four Indians and two Syrians.