A video posted by a Turkish website shows giant waves drown the ship Raptor before it sinks, off Lesvos.

The ship as seen in the pictures is struggling to stay afloatat the moment the sea has come in from the sides while the bow has already sunk.

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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 reminded that the body found yesterday by a passing ship in the sea area off Lesvos was identifiedwhere the freighter RAPTOR sank.

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 are engaged in the searchone Navy frigate and four ships afloat.

Also, an LS helicopter is operating from the air at the site, while a FRONTEX aircraft will also participate. 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.