A Russian container ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea following an explosion in the engine room. Fourteen of the sixteen crew members were rescued, while two are missing. The Russian container ship Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean after an engine room explosion.

A Russian cargo ship called Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after an explosion ripped through its engine room and two of its crew are still missing, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.

A Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday leaving two of the 16 crew members unaccounted for according to the country’s authorities. Fourteen of the crewmen were rescued and