The Russian freighter Ursa major (Ursa Major) which sank after an explosion on Monday night in the Mediterranean, between the coasts of Spain and Algeria, was the victim of a “terrorist act”, according to the state news agency RIA citing the company that owns the ship, Oboronlogistics. This shipping company depends on the Russian Ministry of Defense and is designated as the sole supplier to the Government for the transportation of goods to Crimea, the Kaliningrad exclave, the Arctic and the Kuril Islands.
after the sinking. The other 14 crew members were rescued and transferred to the port of Cartagena (Murcia). The sinking of the merchant ship, which according to Russian media was heading to the port of Vladivostok, in the far east of Russia, with two port cranes and parts for the construction of icebreakers, occurred after an explosion in the engine room, according to Russian authorities. However, British media point out that the ship was part of a secret mission and that it was heading to Syria to remove equipment from that country after the recent fall of the Syrian dictator, Bashar al Assad.
