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Posted on December 25, 2024
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean, reportedly due to a terrorist act. Two crew members are missing after an explosion in the engine room.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major which sank in the Mediterranean Sea was the victim of "an act of terrorism," state news agency RIA cited the vessel's owner as saying on Wednesday.
The ship, built in 2009, sank after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its 16 crew were missing, the Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
RIA cited Oboronlogistika, the ship's ultimate owner and a company that is part of the Russian Defence Ministry's military construction operations, as saying the vessel had been targeted in "a terrorist act."
Oboronlogistika had previously said that the ship had been en route to the Russian far eastern port of Vladivostok with two giant port cranes lashed to its deck.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The article discusses the sinking of a Russian cargo ship, Ursa Major, in the Mediterranean Sea, which is claimed to be an act of terrorism.
The Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea after an explosion, with two crew members missing. The incident is claimed to be a terrorist act.
The ship is owned by Oboronlogistika, a company linked to the Russian Defence Ministry's military construction operations.
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