India, May 14 -- A Russian ship that sank in the Mediterranean 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 December 23, 2024, between Spain and Algeria while allegedly on a journey from St Petersburg to Russia's eastern Vladivostok.

Two crew members were lost while 14 other people were saved by a Spanish rescue craft. It has emerged that the Ursa Major's Russian captain told Spanish port authorities following his rescue that the vessel was carrying parts for nuclear reactors suitable for use in submarines. In a written response to opposition lawmakers, the Spanish Government wrote that the ship's captain "confessed" that...