DUBAI: Iran`s largest navy ship sank after catching hearth close to the mouth of the Gulf, however all the crew was in a position to safely disembark, Iranian semi-official information businesses reported on Wednesday.
“All efforts to save lots of the vessel had been unsuccessful and it sank,” the semi-official Fars information company reported.
Firefighting operations continued on board the help ship which was close to the Iranian port of Jask located on the Gulf of Oman, the assertion mentioned, including that the vessel was on a coaching mission.
The assertion didn’t give the reason for the hearth.
In April, Iran mentioned one among its vessels, the Saviz, had been focused within the Pink Sea, after media stories the ship had been attacked with limpet mines.
It was the most recent in a reported collection of assaults on Israeli- and Iranian-owned cargo ships since late February through which the 2 arch-enemies accused one another of accountability.
Final yr, an Iranian warship by accident struck one other with a missile throughout an train, killing 19 sailors and wounding 15 others.
The incident happened throughout coaching within the Gulf of Oman, a delicate waterway that connects to the Strait of Hormuz by which a few fifth of the world`s oil passes. Iran usually conducts workout routines within the space.