A Russian-flagged cargo vessel has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, per Russia's foreign ministry.
The Ursa Major ship went down after an explosion in the engine room, the ministry said.
It comes after Ukraine said Moscow had sent four ships to Russian military bases in Syria.
A Russian-flagged cargo vessel has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea after an explosion in its engine room, Russia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Fourteen crew members were rescued, but two were missing, the ministry's situation and crisis unit said in a Telegram post.
The ministry said the vessel, the Ursa Major, was owned by SK-YUG LLC, a Russian shipping company also known as SC South that has been sanctioned by the US.
Spain's Maritime Rescue agency told Business Insider that it had received a distress alert call from the Ursa Major last night.
It said the ship was 57 nautical miles off the coast of Almeria in southern Spain in bad weather conditions.
The Ursa Major ship went down after an explosion in the engine room, the ministry said.
It comes after Ukraine said Moscow had sent four ships to Russian military bases in Syria.
A Russian-flagged cargo vessel has sunk in the Mediterranean Sea after an explosion in its engine room, Russia's foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Fourteen crew members were rescued, but two were missing, the ministry's situation and crisis unit said in a Telegram post.
The ministry said the vessel, the Ursa Major, was owned by SK-YUG LLC, a Russian shipping company also known as SC South that has been sanctioned by the US.
Spain's Maritime Rescue agency told Business Insider that it had received a distress alert call from the Ursa Major last night.
It said the ship was 57 nautical miles off the coast of Almeria in southern Spain in bad weather conditions.
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