According to Iranian media, the Kharg, Iran’s largest navy ship, sunk on Wednesday after catching fire in the Gulf of Oman, but the crew was safely rescued. There was no additional explanation for the latest incident in an area of critical waters where there have been allegations of assaults on ships controlled by arch-enemies, Iran and Israel.
Rescue efforts for the Kharg lasted many hours, with the whole crew departing. However, all attempts to salvage the ship were futile, and it sunk. Iran announced in April that one of its ships, the Saviz, had been targeted in the Red Sea, following media allegations that the ship had been struck with limpet mines.
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