Russian cargo ship’s owner says sinking in Mediterranean was ‘act of terrorism’

Fourteen of the Ursa Major’s 16 crew members were rescued after it sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, according to Russian officials. Photograph: Social media/Reuters

A Russian cargo ship that sank on Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea was the target of an “act of terrorism”, according to the vessel’s owner.

The Ursa Major sank while it was sailing through international waters between Spain and Algeria, leaving two crew members missing,