A Russian cargo ship shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, between Spain and Algeria: two sailors missing, an explosion apparently took place in its engine room

Two sailors were reported missing after the sinking of a Russian cargo ship in international waters of the Mediterranean, the crisis unit of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release on Tuesday (December 24).

The cargo ship Ursa Major with 16 crew members on board, all Russian citizens, “was wrecked after an explosion in its engine room”, according to the press release. According to RMC, the cargo ship sank between Spain and Algeria.

Fourteen sailors were rescued and taken to the Spanish port of Cartagena and “two are missing,” the statement said.

According to the company Oboronloguistika, which reports to the Russian Ministry of Defense but also provides civilian transport and logistics services, the cargo ship Ursa Major was heading to Vladivostok (Russian Far East) and carrying port cranes and hatch covers. for icebreakers.