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. The vessel, built in 2009, was controlled by Oboronlogistika, a company that is part of the Russian Defence Ministry’s […]

An explosion has sunk a Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday night, Russian authorities said, leaving two crew members missing.

A Russian cargo ship on its way to Syria sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday after an explosion in its engine room.

The vessel, built in 2009 and called '’Ursa Major,'’ was controlled by Oboronlogistika, a company that is part of the Russian Defense Ministry's military construction operations

The Ursa Major sank “after an explosion in the engine room,” the Kremlin’s Foreign Ministry’s crisis unit said. The ship is operated by a sanctioned Russian company.

A Russian cargo ship that is said to have been carrying out a military mission sank in the Mediterranean after an explosion, with two crew members still missing.