one old ass rusty ship might have set russian port back 2 years: > the explosion of ursa major in the mediterranean sea could delay the commissioning of the rossiya icebreaker and the launch of the port of vladivostok > defense logistics > the sinking of the russian merchant ship ursa major (big dipper) in the mediterranean sea may delay the completion of the construction of the icebreaker rossiya and the opening of a new terminal at the seaport of pospelovo in vladivostok for two years, military expert valery shiryaev said. > he reminded that ursa major was transporting port cranes weighing 380 tons each to vladivostok, as well as 45-ton hatch covers for the icebreaker. our sources immediately said from the taps that the situation is very difficult. they are made in spain, and it is unlikely that in the near future russia will be able to get them somewhere, replace imports, and so on. according to the icebreaker, apparently the due date may be delayed by up to two years. this is heavy damage, and most importantly, a big financial loss, shiryaev said. > the merchant ship sank in international waters between spain and algeria on december 24. the ship was heading to the strait of gibraltar when a series of explosions occurred on board in the engine room after which it deviated from course, listed and sank. the owner of the dry cargo ship, the oboronlogistics company, which is part of the russian ministry of defense, reported that there were a total of three explosions on the starboard side. they made a hole 50 by 50 cm in the vessel. the hole was approximately 1530 cm above the water level, and its torn edges were directed into the ship. according to oboronlogistics, this is a terrorist attack. 1/2
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