According to information, in his first statements, the rescued sailor from the shipwreck that occurred on the morning of Sunday 26/11 off Lesvos spoke about the problem of water inflow to the ship.

As he mentioned the inflow of water had been observed since Saturday night and the crew was trying to remove the water from the ship, as this instruction was given by the company.

“I saw them dive into the sea before the ship sank but 5 people…Not sure of the number,” he said among other things.

An Air Force helicopter located and rescued the Egyptian Navy, who was taken to the Mytilini hospital.

Meanwhile, a body of a man, a member of the crew, was found in the sea of ​​Lesvos.

The body was found by a passing ship and is being transported to the port of Mytilene.

Under adverse weather conditions searches continue in the sea area southwest of Lesvos, to locate the sailors of the cargo ship RAPTOR with the Comoros flag that sank under so far unclear circumstances.

A total of 8 parasailing vessels, a Navy frigate and a helicopter are involved in the investigation.

The RAPTOR had a total of 14 crew members (One Indian, eleven Egyptians and two Syrians) and was transporting salt from Egypt to Istanbul.

The master of the bulk carrier had initially declared a mechanical failure and then a slight list of the ship.

Activated the mayday distress signal to passing vessels but the RAPTOR was lost to radar.

According to estimates, due to the strong waves in the sea area, the ship probably took water in its holds, displacing the cargo.