A Russian cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday was rocked by a series of explosions in an "act of terror", the vessel's owner has claimed.

Crewmembers had to be rescued in the sinking of a Russian cargo ship that its owner says was a "terrorist attack."

The Russian operator of a cargo ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria says it has been hit by a series of explosions in an act of sabotage