An explosion sank a sanctioned Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday night, Russian authorities said, leaving two crew members missing.

Russia has described the sinking of its cargo ship that sank on Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea as an “act of terrorism”. The cargo ship, Ursa Major, sank while it was sailing through international waters between Spain and Algeria.

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