The Russian operator of a cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria says it has been hit by a series of explosions in an act of sabotage

A US -sanctioned Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea overnight after an explosion ripped through the engine room, Russia’s foreign ministry confirmed. Two members of the Ursa Major are still missing after 14 crew were rescued and brought to Spain on Tuesday morning following the blast.

Crewmembers had to be rescued in the sinking of a Russian cargo ship that its owner says was a "terrorist attack."

A Russian cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday was rocked by a series of explosions in an "act of terror", the vessel's owner has claimed.