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A Russian cargo ship carrying what its captain described as nuclear reactor components sank under mysterious circumstances off the coast of Spain in December 2024 – and new details suggest Moscow may have been secretly shipping sensitive military cargo to North Korea.”

The vessel, Ursa Major, also known as Sparta 3, sank on Dec. 23, 2024, around 60 miles off the coast of Spain. The ship’s fate remained largely undisclosed for months, but CNN reported that the incident may have involved sensitive military cargo linked to Russia’s defense sector and possibly North Korea.

According to the investigation, the vessel departed Russia shortly after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent troops to support Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

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