Search for missing crewmen after cargo ship sinks in heavy seas off Lesbos

Paramedics transfer a survivor of the shipwreck to hospital on the Greek island of Lesbos (AP Photo/Panagiotis Balaskas)

A cargo ship sank off the Greek island of Lesbos in stormy seas early Sunday, leaving 13 crew members missing and one rescued, authorities said.

The Raptor, registered in the Comoros, was on its way to Istanbul from Alexandria, Egypt, carrying 6,000 tons of salt, the coastguard said.