Russian Cargo Ship Sinks off Spanish Coast Amid Suspected Syrian Evacuation Mission

The Russian cargo ship Ursa Major sank off the Spanish coast on December 23, following an explosion onboard. The ship, traveling from Saint Petersburg to Vladivostok, was in the Mediterranean Sea between the Spanish city of Águilas and Algeria’s Oran when the incident occurred. The explosion caused the ship to list, prompting a hazardous area to be marked for shipping....