Russia’s largest military logistics cargo ship ‘Ursa Major’ sank in the Mediterranean after an engine room explosion. In this accident, 14 members of the crew have been rescued safely, while two members are still missing.

Madrid: The Russian cargo ship ‘Ursa Major’ sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria, two crew members are missing in the accident. Spain’s maritime rescue agency and the Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the incident on Tuesday.

During the accident, 14 crew members were safely evacuated by lifeboat to the port of Cartagena, Spain. According to the Russian Ministry, the accident occurred after an explosion in the engine room.

Ursa Major left St. Petersburg 12 days ago

The ship was owned by SK-Yug, a subsidiary of Russian shipping and logistics company Oboronlogistics. Spanish officials said the ship was carrying an empty container and two cranes. In a statement in December, Oboronlogistics said the cargo ship was en route to Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok, carrying two cranes weighing 380 tonnes. Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported that Ursa Major left St. Petersburg 12 days ago.

Plane explosion

Let us tell you that the largest cargo ship of the logistics fleet of the Russian army sank in the Mediterranean Sea after an explosion in the engine room. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on its website on Tuesday that the Ursa Major was lost in international waters after the explosion. Two of its crew members are missing and 14 others have been rescued and taken to the port of Cartagena, Spain.

Traveled to the Arctic, Middle East and Asia

According to information posted Dec. 3 on Oboronlogistica’s website, the ship’s crane equipment was repaired in November before a routine voyage with heavy cargo to the east of Russia. According to the company, it previously traveled the North Sea route through the Middle East and Asia as well as the Arctic.

The largest cargo ship

However, no information is yet available about the cause of the explosion. Ursa Major, which had a carrying capacity of 1,200 tons and could fit 120 vehicles on its deck, according to the company’s website. Operated by Obronlogistika, a company affiliated with the Russian Ministry of Defense, it was the largest cargo ship carrying military and civilian cargo.

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