The Russian ship Ursa Major has sunk off the coast of Spain

It became known that the Russian ship Ursa Major with valuable cargo sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain after an explosion.

This is reported by the Spanish edition Español.

According to the publication, the Russian dry cargo ship wrecked in international waters between Algeria and Spain.

At this point it is known about the rescue of 14 crew members, two crew members are missing.

The ship, which left St. Petersburg 12 days ago and was headed for Vladivostok, had an explosion in the engine room, according to journalists.

OSINT analysts say the ship was carrying hatches for the nuclear reactor of the Project 10510 nuclear icebreaker to Vladivostok.

Also on the wreck were two harbor mobile cranes with a lifting capacity of up to 120 tons.

The vessel Ursa Major is a universal dry cargo ship of Ro-Ro/Lo-Lo class of horizontal and vertical loading.

Such a vessel is designed for transportation of cargoes of different classes.