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Russian Ship that Sank Near Spain in 2024 May Have Carried Nuclear Reactor Parts

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By ASSOCIATED PRESS, , 13 May 2026, https://www.dailymail.com/wires/ap/article-15814163/Russian-ship-sank-near-Spain-carried-nuclear-reactor-parts.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – A Russian ship that sank in the Mediterranean over a year ago after its engine room exploded may have been carrying pieces for nuclear reactors used in submarines, a Spanish government document shows. The Ursa Major sank on Dec. 23, 2024, between Spain and Algeria while al…

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Under mysterious circumstances, a Russian ship sank off the Spanish coast two years ago. Now, research shows that the freighter may have loaded reactor parts – for North Korea.

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“No authority has attributed the sinking to deliberate sabotage or attack,” Robles claims.

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The Russian ship Ursa Major, which sank on December 23rd off the coast of Cartagena, is once again a trend after several investigations indicate that it was possibly transporting two nuclear reactors for submarines. The mystery with regard to this freighter continues while the Government does not offer any more information about this ship that lies 2,500 meters deep off the coast of Algeria and Spain. See in this article all you need to know abo…

The Spanish government now rules out that the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank near Cartagena on December 23, 2023 due to an attack. According to the Spanish government, it was carrying empty containers, spare parts, two large cranes and components intended for the construction of a Russian nuclear icebreaker. This was announced by the Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, days after a CNN investigation, which indicates that the ship …

Although the official version declared to the Spanish maritime authorities and validated by the Russian command spoke of components for a nuclear icebreaker, various journalistic investigations and international intelligence reports handle much more alarming hypotheses.As the opposition has recalled based on revelations from media such as La Verdad or international headlines such as Newsweek and The Maritime Executive, there are strong indicatio…

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