The Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday claimed an engine space surge triggered the freight ship “Ursa Major” to sink in the Mediterranean Sea in between Spain and Algeria.
According to the ministry’s situation facility, 14 of the ship’s 16 staff participants were saved and required to the Spanish port of Cartagena, however 2 of the staff were still missing out on.
What do we understand concerning the ship?
The Ursa Major was bring customized harbor cranes to be set up at the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok, along with components for brand-new ice-breakers.
The 2009-built vessel’s supreme proprietor is Oboronlogistika– a firm that belongs to the Russian Defense Ministry’s army building procedure.
Unverified video of the ship reveals it detailing away with its bow much deeper in the water than would typically be anticipated.
The root cause of the surge continues to be uncertain.
Tracking information reveals the vessel left from Russia’s 2nd city Saint Petersburg on December 11. The last signal from the Ursa Major was found at 2204 (GMT/UTC) on Monday.
While the ship had actually logged that it was gone to Vladivostok as its following port of phone call after leaving Saint Petersburg, it had actually called at the Syrian port of Tartous prior to the surge.
Several vessels, consisting of a Spanish Navy ship, were reported to have actually joined the rescue procedure.
rc/rm (Reuters, AFP)
