The rescue mission has included five cargo vessels besides three Coast Guard vessels, the Air Force and Navy helicopters, and a navy frigate.
The Raptor, registered with the Comoros, carried 6,000 tons of salt from Alexandria, Egypt, to Istanbul, according to the coast guard. According to the Coast Guard, it had a crew of 14, comprising eight Egyptians, four Indians, and two Syrians.
Authorities claimed the ship reported a technical problem about 7 a.m. Sunday, it transmitted...