The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea between the Spanish city of Águilas and Algeria's Oran after an onboard explosion. Source: Spanish media outlet La Verdad, as reported by European Pravda Details: The Spanish maritime rescue service transported 14 crew members to the port of Cartagena,

The 9,500-dwt (deadweight tonnage) vessel built in 2009 was sailing between St. Petersburg and Vladivostok when the incident occurred in international waters near the Spanish ports of Aguilas and Oran.