Search underway for 13 missing after ship sinks off Greek island

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 26, 2023 8:03 pm

ATHENS: A major rescue operation was under way on Sunday for 13 people missing after a Comoros-flagged cargo ship sank in gale-force winds off the Greek Aegean island of Lesbos.

The coastguard said a navy helicopter picked up one crew member from the RAPTOR cargo ship, who was taken to Lesbos General Hospital.

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