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NUCLEAR DRAMA! Russian ship with a mysterious cargo sank off the coast of Spain! SUNK BY A GERMAN TORPEDO?!
A Russian cargo ship, likely carrying two submarine nuclear reactors destined for North Korea, suffered a series of explosions and sank under mysterious circumstances about 110 kilometers off the coast of Spain, a CNN investigation has revealed.
TL;DR
- The Russian cargo ship 'Ursa Major' sank off the coast of Spain on December 23, 2024, after a series of explosions.
- The ship was suspected of carrying two submarine nuclear reactors destined for North Korea.
- Spanish investigators suggested the ship may have been struck by a rare supercavitating torpedo, which can breach hulls with kinetic energy.
- US 'nuclear sniffers' flew over the wreck, and a suspected Russian spy ship visited the site, causing further explosions.
- The ship's captain confessed to Spanish authorities that the cargo consisted of nuclear reactor components, though he was unsure if they contained nuclear fuel.