Russian ship sinks in the Mediterranean
“This is unforgivable”: Medvedev threatens retaliation against NATO member
Updated on December 27, 2024 – 6:26 p.mReading time: 2 minutes
After the sinking of a Russian freighter in the Mediterranean, Dmitri Medvedev made serious allegations against a Norwegian shipping company. She firmly rejects the allegations.
The sinking of a Russian freighter in the Mediterranean has sparked an exchange of blows between Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev and a Norwegian shipping company. Medvedev accused Oslo-based Bulkship Management on Friday of refusing help to sailors from the sinking Russian freighter Ursa Major. This accusation was immediately denied by Bulkship Management.
Medvedev, a close confidant of President Vladimir Putin, wrote on Telegram that the crew of the “Oslo Carrier 3” had refused to take crew members of the “Ursa Major” on board who were in distress.
The “Ursa Major” sank on Monday in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria after explosions on board. Of the 16 sailors on board, 14 made it into a lifeboat. According to the Norwegian shipping company, this lifeboat was moored to the “Oslo Carrier 3” that was sailing nearby until a Spanish coast guard ship arrived.
The coast guard ordered that the sailors not be taken on board because they were on their way. “The weather was good, none of the sailors in the lifeboat were injured and they were not in immediate danger.” The shipping company published two photos: one shows the lifeboat moored to the side of the “Oslo Carrier 3” and the other shows it being towed by a Spanish ship. The crew of the “Ursa Major” was helped.
Medvedev, on the other hand, portrayed the behavior of the crew of the Norwegian ship as part of Europe’s alleged anti-Russian measures. “What else is there to explain? This is unforgivable,” wrote the vice chairman of the Russian Security Council.
The behavior must be punished “with all available means”. Also with so-called hybrid attacks, which generally include sabotage.
On Thursday, Finnish investigators seized a freighter loaded with Russian oil that is suspected of being responsible for the recent damage to the Estlink 2 Baltic Sea power cable.
