Four feared dead as Estonian cargo ship ‘used by Russia as human shield’ SINKS after ‘hitting mine’ off Ukraine coast

FOUR sailors are feared dead after a container ship reportedly hit a mine and sank today in the Black Sea. Ukraine claimed the Russian Navy forced the cargo vessel to divert into a danger zone so they could use it as a “human shield”. vessel finderCargo vessel The Helt has sunk off Odessa, Ukraine[/caption] The Estonia-owned Helt sank off the port of Odessa after an explosion, shipping agents said. Two crew members were in a life raft at sea while four others were unaccounted for, said Igor Ilves of Tallinn-based Vista Shipping Agency. He told Reuters: “The vessel has finally sunk. “Two of the crew are in a raft on the water and four others are missing. “I don’t know where they are at the moment.” Most read in News PEOPLE POWER Ukrainians block Russian troops from nuclear plant amid 'catastrophe’ warning YOU WILL PAY Horror pics show Kyiv devastated as Ukraine vows Putin will pay for their dead DEATH PROBE Russian tycoon found hanged in garage of mansion days after Ukraine invasion LAID TO WASTE 'Hundreds dead' as Russia carries out 'full-scale genocide' in 15-hour siege HELPING HAND Russian soldier 'in tears as Ukrainian locals feed him & help call his mum' HELL ON EARTH '2,000 civilians' killed in Ukraine as horrifying pics show deadly air strike