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\nIRIS Kharg<\/p>\n
\nIRIS Kharg<\/p>\n
Iran has managed to sink its largest military ship, Islamic Republic of Iran Ship (IRIS) Kharg<\/em>, near the port of Jask in the \u00a0Gulf of Oman. The vessel caught fire and, after some 20 hours of fire fighting efforts, sank. The crew reportedly was safely evacuated prior to the loss. Kharg<\/em> was being deployed to international waters for a naval training exercise.<\/p>\n The cause of the fire has not been made clear. In a statement, Iran’s navy said the fire started in one of the ship’s systems, without giving further details.<\/p>\n David sends.<\/p>\n AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL<\/strong><\/p>\n TEHRAN, Iran (AP) \u2014 The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman under unclear circumstances, the latest calamity to strike one of the country\u2019s vessels in recent years amid tensions with the West.<\/p>\n The blaze began around 2:25 a.m. and firefighters tried to contain it, the Fars news agency reported, but their efforts failed to save the 207-meter (679-foot) Kharg, which was used to resupply other ships in the fleet at sea and conduct training exercises. State media reported 400 troops on board fled the vessel, with some 20 suffering injuries.<\/p>\n The vessel sank near the Iranian port of Jask, some 1,270 kilometers (790 miles) southeast of Tehran on the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf. Satellite photos from Planet Labs Inc. analyzed by The Associated Press showed the Kharg off Jask with no sign of a fire as late as 11 a.m. Tuesday.<\/p>\n Photos circulated on Iranian social media of sailors wearing life jackets evacuating the vessel as a fire burned behind them. Fars published video of thick, black smoke rising from the ship early Wednesday morning. Satellites from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that track fires from space detected a blaze near Jask that started just before the time of the fire reported by Fars.<\/p>\n Iranian officials offered no cause for the fire aboard the Kharg, though they said an investigation had begun. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Before any speculation on the cause, please remember Iran is perfectly capable of damaging its own vessels without US or Israeli assistance. Shipboard firefighting is valid training, as is at-sea rescue, so they did get some training after all. <\/p>\n Yahoo.com<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks, David.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Iran’s largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman<\/h3>\n
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