Russian cargo ship Ursa Major, which the Russian Foreign Ministry said sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria after an explosion in its engine room, lists in this still image obtained from a video released December 23, 2024. Social media via REUTERS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its crew are still missing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
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.
