Russian cargo ship's owner says sinking in Mediterranean was 'act of terrorism'

[highplainsdem]

Source: Guardian

A Russian cargo ship that sank on Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea was the target of an “act of terrorism”, according to the vessel’s owner.

The Ursa Major sank while it was sailing through international waters between Spain and Algeria, leaving two crew members missing,

Its owner, Oboronlogistika – a company affiliated with the Russian defence ministry – said on Wednesday that three explosions on the starboard side of the ship caused the sinking.

The firm described the incident as an “act of terrorism”, but did not specify who might be responsible for the apparent attack.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/25/russian-cargo-ship--ursa-major-owner-sinking-mediterranean-terrorism

[MarineCombatEngineer]

1. Aww, what a shame,

meanwhile, back at the farm....................

[SheltieLover]

2. Kind of like invading another coumtry is?

[yagotme]

3. Perhaps, if Russia wants a true definition of terrorism,

it should quickly find a full-length mirror to peer into. If it was actually Ukraine's doing, then it would be an act of war, since Russia has attacked and invaded them. "My military transport ship has been sunk!!!" "Oh, that's horrible! Oh well..."

[NotHardly]

4. Cry me a river...

[onecaliberal]

5. It was Karma!

They hate it when they find out.

[SWBTATTReg]

6. Yeah, right. W/ the way the Russian economy is going, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the ship simply wasn't

maintained up to code. Then, some drunk Russians, partying and such for the holidays, accidently sank the ship by opening the wrong values. Opps!