Iran's largest warship, the Kharg, caught fire off the coast of Oman and sunk early on Wednesday morning under mysterious circumstances. The Associated
Circumstances surrounding the blaze on the support ship Kharg were unclear, semiofficial news agencies said. It went down in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran’s largest warship sinks in Gulf of Oman; crew reported safe
Iran’s largest warship sinks in Gulf of Oman; crew reported safe
The “IRIS Kharg” went down near the Strait of Hormuz after a fire broke out during a training exercise, according to Iranian media.
The Iranian navy ship IRIS Kharg, which caught fire and sank in the Gulf of Oman on June 2, 2021. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Fars News Agency/Hossein Zohrevand.
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Kharg caught fire on Wednesday and sank in the Gulf of Oman, Iranian media reported.
A logistics, training and supply vessel, the ship was on a training operation “when one of its systems caught fire,” according to Iran’s semi-official
One of Iran's largest naval ships sank Wednesday after catching fire while on a "training mission" of a strategic port near the head of the Gulf, the navy said.The British-built fleet replenishment vessel Kharg, which measured more than 200 metres (more than 650 feet) long, caught fire on Tuesday off the port of Jask on the Sea of Oman, the navy.