MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian operator of a cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria said Thursday that it had been hit by a series of explosions in an act of sabotage.

The ship ran into trouble on Monday (December 23) in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria and later sank, with two of its 16 crew still missing, according to Russia’s Foreign Ministry.

A Russian cargo ship sank Monday in the Mediterranean Sea leaving two of the 16 crew members unaccounted for, according to ...

Russia's Foreign Ministry says the Ursa Major, built in 2009, sank after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its 16 crew are missing.

An explosion sank a sanctioned Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday night, Russian authorities said, leaving two crew members missing.

A Russian cargo ship that sank after an explosion ripped through its engine room was a victim of an “act of terrorism”, the vessel’s owner has said. The Ursa Major cargo ship went down in ...