A Russian cargo vessel operated by the Ministry of Defence’s logistics fleet sank on Tuesday in international waters between Spain and Algeria while en route from St Petersburg to Vladivostok.
The ship, called Ursa Major, sank following an explosion in its engine room. Two crew members remain missing, while 14 others have been rescued and taken to the Spanish port of Cartagena, Russia’s foreign ministry said.
At 142 metres long — roughly one-and-a-half football pitches — Ursa Major was the largest ship operated by Oboronlogistika, a logistics arm of the Russian military, and had a cargo capacity of up to 1,200 tonnes.
您已閱讀41%（623字），剩余59%（913字）包含更多重要信息，訂閱以繼續(xù)探索完整內(nèi)容，并享受更多專屬服務(wù)。