MOSCOW, Dec 24 (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.on Syria mission’ sinks in Mediterranean
Controlled by Oboronlogistika
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.
Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the ship sank after an explosion in the engine room and that 14 of its 16 crew members were rescued and taken to Spain, Reuters reported
Two crew members are missing after an engine room explosion sank the Ursa Major between Spain and Algeria, the foreign ministry said. Fourteen other crew were rescued and taken to Spain.
A Russian cargo ship recently split in half and sank, with water spilling over the edge of its upper deck due to bad weather. According to Russian officials, one person was killed in the incident.
The current position of URSA MAJOR is at West Mediterranean reported 15 hours ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to the port of Vladivostok, Russia, sailing at a speed of 0.5 knots and expected to arrive there on Jan 22, 12:00. The vessel URSA MAJOR (IMO 9538892, MMSI 273396130) is a General Cargo Ship built in 2009 (15 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Russia.according VesselFinder
Ship tracking data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) shows the Ursa Major departed from the Russian port of St Petersburg on 11 December. It was last seen sending a signal at 10.04pm GMT on Monday between Algeria and Spain.
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