Fourteen crew members were rescued after the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank off Spain’s coast following an explosion in its engine room. Two crew members are missing, and authorities are closely monitoring the situation as investigations continue.
As many as 14 people were rescued after a Russian cargo ship sank off Spain’s coast following an explosion in the engine room, the Situation and Crisis Centre of the Russian Foreign Ministry reported on Tuesday.
"The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major (owned by SK-YUG LLC) sank in the international waters of the Mediterranean Sea after an explosion in the engine room. Of the 16 crew members (citizens of the Russian Federation), 14 people were rescued (taken by the rescue service to the port of Cartagena, Murcia), two went missing," the centre said on Telegram.
The Russian Ministry of Transport and diplomatic missions are closely monitoring the situation and are ready to provide all necessary assistance, it added.
Separately, Spanish media reported that a Russian vessel shipwrecked in international waters between the Spanish autonomous community of Murcia and Algeria.
The ship is said to have left St. Petersburg about two weeks ago and was heading to the port of Vladivostok, where it was supposed to arrive on 22 January.
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President Donald Trump said on Thursday that trade talks with China are underway, pushing back against Beijing’s claim that no consultations have occurred.
South Korea’s data protection authority said Thursday that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek transferred user information and prompt content abroad without user consent during its initial launch in the country.
The United States is preparing to offer over $100 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, according to six sources familiar with the matter. The package is expected to be announced during President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom in May.
A 15-year-old boy killed a fellow pupil and wounded three others in a stabbing attack at a high school in the western French city of Nantes on Thursday before he was overpowered by teachers, police said.
“The EU will stand with Moldova in every step of the way until the very membership,” - stated Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission at her joint press-conference with the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu.
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that trade talks with China are underway, pushing back against Beijing’s claim that no consultations have occurred.
South Korea’s data protection authority said Thursday that Chinese AI startup DeepSeek transferred user information and prompt content abroad without user consent during its initial launch in the country.
The United States is preparing to offer over $100 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia, according to six sources familiar with the matter. The package is expected to be announced during President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom in May.
A 15-year-old boy killed a fellow pupil and wounded three others in a stabbing attack at a high school in the western French city of Nantes on Thursday before he was overpowered by teachers, police said.
“The EU will stand with Moldova in every step of the way until the very membership,” - stated Kaja Kallas, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission at her joint press-conference with the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu.
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