The Russian cargo ship Ursa Mayor has sunk within the Mediterranean Sea: 14 of the 16 crew members have been rescued, whereas two are lacking, the Crisis Management Center of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated in the present day.
«The Russian cargo ship Ursa Mayor sank within the worldwide waters of the Mediterranean Sea after an explosion within the engine room. Of the 16 crew members, 14 had been rescued… two are lacking. The groups on obligation from the Crisis Management Center, the Situation Center of the Ministry of Transport and Russian overseas missions are monitoring the state of affairs,” the Center itself wrote on Telegram.
The cargo ship was reportedly despatched from Moscow to evacuate weapons and tools from Syria, and suffered a important engine gasoline line failure off the coast of Spain. This was reported by maritime monitoring web sites.
Several ships working in the identical space participated within the rescue work and subsequently the Maritime Rescue specialists, the vessel Clara Campoamor and the Navy patrol boat Serviola joined. The ship, flying the Russian flag, left St. Petersburg 12 days in the past and was headed to the port of Vladivostok, the place it ought to have arrived on January 22. The Ursa Major is a 15-year-old cargo ship, in-built 2009.
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