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Russian cargo ship sinks off Spain: Owner calls it terrorism

The Oboronlogistika company said it “thinks a targeted terrorist attack was committed on December 23, 2024, against the Ursa Major,”

A “terrorist act” sank the cargo ship that went down in international waters in the Mediterranean this week, the Russian state-owned company that owns the vessel said Wednesday.

The Oboronlogistika company said it “thinks a targeted terrorist attack was committed on December 23, 2024, against the Ursa Major,” it said in a statement cited by Russian news agencies, without indicating who may have been behind the act or why.

The ship sank in international waters off Spain in the early hours of Tuesday after having sent a distress call for help on Monday,

The company, which belongs to the Russian defence ministry, added that “three successive explosions” occurred on the ship before it began taking on water. Oboronlogistika did not say what evidence it had, allowing it to conclude a terrorist attack sank the Ursa Major.

The Russian foreign ministry‘s crisis unit said on Telegram on Tuesday that the ship sank “after an explosion in the engine room”. “Terrorist Act” Sank Russian Cargo Ship Off Spanish Coast: Vessel’s Owner The Oboronlogistika company said it “thinks a targeted terrorist attack was committed on December 23, 2024, against the Ursa Major,”

A “terrorist act” sank the cargo ship that went down in international waters in the Mediterranean this week, the Russian state-owned company that owns the vessel said Wednesd

It thinks a targeted terrorist attack was committed on December 23, 2024, against the Ursa Major,” the Oboronlogistika company said in a statement cited by Russian news agencies, without saying who might have been behind the act or why.

The ship sank in international waters off Spain in the early hours of Tuesday after having sent a distress call for help on Monday,

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