A serious blow for the Kremlin. What is known about Russia's loss of Ursa Major
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Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:12:29 +0200
Russia lost Ursa MajorThe analyst draws attention to the fact that the Germanbuilt Ursa Major was only 15 years old.What is important to understand is that this is extremely small for an auxiliary vessel.The Russian authorities continue to claim that there was an explosion in the engine room, after which the ship capsized to starboard and sank.
The Ursa Major was a special object.
It was Oboronlogistikas largest ship, and also one of the few vessels in the companys registry equipped with ramps for cars to enter and exit the hold, as well as cranes for vertical loading mounted on top, emphasizes David Axe.
According to the expert, a larger universal cargo vessel with the ability to load horizontally and vertically simply does not exist in the Russian Federation.Currently, there is an active discussion of the version that the Ursa Major was transporting cranes and special hatches for nuclear icebreakers to Vladivostok, and it was the bulky cranes that could have led to the vessel being overloaded and sinking.Ursa Major Flooding Latest DetailsOn December 24, it became officially known that the Russian bulk carrier Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Spain.According to journalists, 14 sailors were taken to the port of Cartagena.
Two more are missing.
Anonymous media sources report that an explosion occurred on the ship, causing it to roll.Dmytro Pletenchuk, spokesman for the Ukrainian Navy, commented on this matter.He believes that the accident occurred due to systemic problems with vessel maintenance.In addition, the speaker added, this event indicates that the Russian occupiers are beginning to feel the consequences of Western sanctions.
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