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Russia ship Ursa Major sinks after engine explosion, 14 rescued, others missing

An explosion in the engine room of the Russian cargo ship sunk in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria. The Russian foreign ministry said that the rescued crew were taken to the Spanish port of Cartagena and two others are yet to be found. The ship left port in St Petersburg 12 days back and the ship's owner said it was en route to Vladivostok in Russia's Far East. It was carrying two cranes for the port with each weighing 380 tonnes.