A Norwegian shipping company has denied accusations from Russian officials that it ignored a distress call from a sinking Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, claimed that the Norwegian-flagged Oslo Carrier 3 refused to rescue sailors from the Ursa Major cargo ship. However, Bulkship Management AS, which operates the Oslo Carrier 3, stated that it did provide assistance.
A Norwegian shipping company on Friday rejected an accusation from Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, that it refused to rescue sailors from a sinking Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea. Medvedev earlier on Friday had accused the Norwegian-flagged Oslo Carrier 3 of not coming to the aid of sailors on board the Ursa Major cargo ship, which carries out missions for the Russian Defence Ministry's military construction arm.
The Ursa Major ran into trouble on Monday and then sank between Spain and Algeria with 14 of its crew of 16 taking to a lifeboat. Three explosions tore through the vessel breaching the hull in'an act of terrorism', the ship's owner, Oboronlogistika, told state news agency RIA on Wednesday. Spain's Maritime Rescue Service said on Tuesday it had received a distress signal from the Ursa Major on Monday and that two vessels and a helicopter had been sent to the scene.'A Norwegian-flagged vessel, Oslo Carrier 3, refused to take aboard distressed Russian sailors from Ursa Major as it was sinking in the Mediterranean. What more is there to explain? That cannot be forgiven!,' Medvedev wrote on his official Telegram channel. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov also weighed in, saying:'If indeed no assistance was rendered to those in distress at sea, this was contrary to all maritime laws and was an outrageous case that deserves total condemnation.' But Oslo-based Bulkship Management AS, which lists the Oslo Carrier 3 as part of its fleet, rejected Medvedev's accusation and said it did provide assistanc
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