A Russian cargo ship, the ‘Ursa Major’, sank in the Mediterranean due to an explosion in its engine room, leaving two crew members missing. Fourteen of the sixteen crew members were rescued about 40 nautical miles off the coast of Cartagena, Spain. The ship was transporting cranes to Vladivostok and was reportedly a supply vessel for Russian troops in Syria. The cause of the explosion remains unclear, and Spanish rescue teams are on standby at the site.