Ursa Major – Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea – UNIAN
14 sailors were rescued, two more were missing.
The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Spain. According to the Spanish publication La Verdad, 14 sailors were taken to the port of Cartagena, two more are listed as missing.
At the same time, the publication's sources claim that an explosion occurred on the ship, which caused the ship to list.
For many years, Ursa Major transported cargo on the so-called “Syrian Express,” a supply route for Russian troops in Syria. Analysts assumed that it was intended to evacuate Russian bases in the Syrian Tartus and Khmeimim.
At the same time, OSINT analyst Oliver Alexander notes that the cargo ship was heading to Vladivostok, and not to help in the evacuation of Tartus.
“Given the cargo he was carrying, this is actually even worse for Russia…
