Mysterious Explosions Lead to Disaster on Vessel Strong explosions ripped through the engine room of the Russian cargo vessel Ursa Major, resulting in her untimely demise in the Mediterranean Sea ...

Ursa Major is the flagship vessel owned by Oboronlogistika, a shipping company that moves cargo for Russia’s Defense Ministry. The company was sanctioned by the US State Department in 2022.

A Russian-flagged cargo vessel has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, per Russia's foreign ministry. The Ursa Major ship went down after an explosion in the engine room, the ministry said.

Ursa Major was in the western Mediterranean at the same time as Sparta — another Russian cargo ship under U.S. sanctions — whose destination as reported Tuesday was Port Said in Egypt ...

Ursa Major was in the western Mediterranean at the same time as Sparta — another Russian cargo ship under U.S. sanctions — whose destination as reported Tuesday was Port Said in Egypt ...

A Russian cargo vessel, Ursa Major, sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria on Monday following an explosion in engine room. Two crew members are missing while 14 others were ...

[1/2]Survivors of the sinking of Russian cargo ship Ursa Major disembark from a Spanish Maritime Rescue ship upon arrival at the port of Cartagena, Spain, December 23, 2024.

LSEG ship tracking data shows the vessel departed from the Russian port of St. Petersburg on Dec. 11 and was last seen sending a signal at 2204 GMT on Monday between Algeria and Spain where it sank.

Spanish authorities said they received an alert around 1 p.m. local time on December 23 when the vessel, the Ursa Major, was roughly 100 kilometers from the coast of southeastern Spain.

Two crew members of Ursa Major yet to be located — vessel’s owner company The Ursa Major bulk carrier sank in the Mediterranean Sea MOSCOW, December 27. /TASS/.