Following an engine place blast, the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Algeria and Spain on Monday. 14 some were safely rescued while two staff members are still missing.
The vehicle, constructed in 2009, was travelling to Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East with large technology when the incident occurred.
The vehicle belonged to Oboronlogistika, an institution under the Russian Ministry of Defence’s power, which generally handles military cargo travel including rockets and tanks.
Following Bashar al-Assad’s assassination, Ukrainian military intelligence suggested the ship was carrying weapons and staff from the Russian-controlled Arab port of Tartus. However, the company claimed Ursa Major was transporting interface cranes and greeting pieces.
Oboronlogistika was under investigation earlier this year when a past Oboronlogistika subsidiary’s CEO, former CEO of an Oboronlogistika conglomerate, Timur Ivanov, who oversaw the government’s cargo “ghost ships” ship, was arrested on bribery charges.
In July, Magomed Khandayev and Igor Kotelnikov, two officials connected to the defense department, passed away in improbable conditions while they were detained.
Media reports indicated that Russia’s FSB security services had sought Igor Kotelnikov’s evidence against Ivanov, as Kotelnikov faced charges of bribing officials.
