Two crew members from Ursa Major are missing and 14 have been rescued, Russian foreign ministry saysAn engine room explosion sank a Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and two of its crew are missing, the Russian foreign ministry has said.The vessel, built in 2009, was controlled by Oboronlogistika, a company that is part of the Russian defence ministry’s military construction operations, which had previously said it was en route to the Russian far-eastern port of Vladivostok with two giant port cranes lashed to its deck. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/24/russian-cargo-ship-sinks-mediterranean-explosion-ursa-major
Author : Reuters in Moscow
Publish date : 2024-12-24 11:46:22
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Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after explosion in engine room
