Iran’s navy vessel sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman

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TEHRAN, 03 June 2021, (TON): The navy said “one of Iran’s largest naval ships sank after catching fire while on a training mission off a strategic port near the head of the Gulf.”

According to the navy “the British-built fleet replenishment vessel Kharg, which measured more than 200 metres (more than 650 feet) long, caught fire off the port of Jask on the Gulf of Oman.”

Footage aired by state television showed a massive column of smoke rising from what it said was the burning vessel. The fire broke out in one of the systems of the ship, a navy statement said without elaborating. Firefighting efforts continued for 20 hours before the ship went down.

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