A cargo ship sailing under a Cook Islands flag sank early today off southwestern Greece after colliding with another cargo carrier, and 10 of its crew are missing, the Greek coastguard said.
A coastguard official said the Cook Islands ship, the Pirireis, had collided with the Consouth carrier sailing under an Antigua-Barbuda flag, about 75 nautical miles off the islet of Sapienza.
The Consouth, which was sailing without freight from Turkey to Malta had 16 Russian, Filippino and Polish seamen on board, all who were unhurt.