The owner and crew of the Norwegian vessel denied the refusal to help the crew of Ursa Major

The owners of the vessel "Oslo Carrier 3" denied the information from LLC "Oboronlogistics" about the refusal to provide assistance to Russian sailors from the sunken ship "Ursa Major".

The corresponding statement was made by the press service of the company Bulkship Management AS from Oslo, which owns the vessel under the Norwegian flag "Oslo Carrier 3".

They explained that the crew of the Norwegian vessel did not board the sailors from the ship in distress in In the Mediterranean Sea of the Russian ship Ursa Major, because Spanish rescuers were already heading to them.

"The Spanish Maritime Rescue Coordination Center ordered our captain not to pick up the crew of the vessel in distress, because their rescue vessel was already on its way," the Norwegian company said.

They stressed that the sailors in the lifeboat were moored to the side of Oslo Carrier 3 until the arrival of another rescue vessel. At the same time, the weather was good, and there was no danger to the people in the boat, noted in Bulkship Management AS.

This information was confirmed to Western publications by the crew members of the Norwegian vessel. They said that although their ship sails under the flag of Norway, however, the management company is located in Kaliningrad. Therefore, the team members do not suffer from any Russophobia, since they are Russians themselves.

It is also stated that the crew of the Oslo handed food and water bottles to the people in the boat while they were waiting for the coast guard. After 2.5 hours, Spanish boats appeared and put the rescued sailors to themselves, and the Norwegian ship went on.

As reported by EADaily, the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major ("Big Dipper") sank in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria. 14 crew members were rescued, they were taken to Cartagena, Spain, two more were missing.

The press service of the Oboronlogistics group of companies previously stated that drowning in In the Mediterranean Sea, Russian sailors from the Ursa Major vessel for an unknown reason refused to take on board a vessel under the Norwegian flag Oslo Carrier 3, which is a gross violation of the International Salvage Convention of 1989.