US EditionReport: Lost Russian Ship Was Carrying Nuclear Submarine Reactor Parts
Spanish investigators say the Russian ship Ursa Major covertly carried nuclear reactor parts for North Korea under a secret Moscow-Pyongyang deal, sinking after suspected external attack.
- A year after the Ursa Major sank in the Mediterranean Sea, Spanish investigators disclosed findings about the vessel, noting it disappeared from the surface shortly after events at the site.
- Investigators note the vessel's unusual route as the Ursa Major, part of Russia's shadow fleet, sailed a St. Petersburg-to-Vladivostok route via the Mediterranean operated by Oboronlogistics, defense-linked firm.
- Aerial imagery and manifests reveal two large, undeclared containers, later identified as housings for VM-4SG nuclear reactors, while Spanish maritime controllers recorded the ship listing on December 22 and a distress signal on December 23; seismographs recorded underwater explosions and the ship sank to 2,500 meters.
- On scene, the Russian warship Ivan Gren soon arrived, demanded control of the site, launched flares likely to disrupt satellite surveillance, while Russia accused Spain of interference and Spanish officials defended their actions.
- Spain concluded the shipment was bound for Rason, North Korean port, which lacks cranes found onboard; Spanish officials link two undeclared VM-4SG nuclear reactor housings to suspected Moscow-Pyongyang transfers.
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According to the Spanish authorities, the Russian ship Ursa Major, which sank in the Mediterranean on the night of 23-24 December 2024, could be part of the Russian "phantom fleet".
The revelations of the Spanish press have been making a tour of the networks in recent days. Lursa Major, this Russian cargo ship that sank last year in the Mediterranean, was likely carrying components of nuclear reactors to North Korea. Citing the findings of the Spanish investigation, the daily La Verdad suggests that this ship was sank by a submarine, possibly a submersible of NATO. Information to be taken with caution.
The Russian container ship that sank a year ago in the Mediterranean Sea was carrying not empty containers, not hatch covers, but parts for a North Korean nuclear submarine, according to an investigation by a Spanish website.
Report: Lost Russian Ship Was Carrying Nuclear Submarine Reactor Parts
The special cargo aboard the Russian arms ship that went down off Cartagena last year was not what its crew initially reported, according to Spanish outlet La Verdad. The blue-tarped objects on the vessel's stern were likely naval reactor components, unfueled and potentially headed for North Korea, national authorities determined.
Is the mystery surrounding the sinking of the Ursa Major on the verge of being elucidated? A little more than a year ago to the day this Russian cargo ship sank into international waters somewhere between Spain and Algeria. On 23 December 2024, the ship had been hit by three explosions in the engine room, a "terrorist attack", according to its owner, the company Oboronloguistika under the Russian Ministry of Defense. Two sailors had then been re…
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