Iran’s largest navy ship sinks in Gulf of Oman after catching fire

According to details, the ship sank near the mouth of the Gulf under unclear circumstances, but the entire crew was able to safely disembark.

The official statement read that “all efforts to save the vessel were unsuccessful and it sank”.

The statement added that the vessel was on a training mission and firefighting operations continued on board the support ship which was near the Iranian port of Jask situated on the Gulf of Oman. The fire began around 2:25 a.m. and firefighters tried to contain it.

The statement did not give the cause of the fire.