Iranian Navy - The Kharg

In the first days of June, Iran's largest unit to date, the Kharg, sank not far from the Iranian port of Jask at the exit of the Strait of Hormuz after a fire in the engine room spread on board and sent a signal that could be seen for miles. The ship had to be abandoned after twenty hours of unsuccessful firefighting. According to official information, it was on a training voyage in the Gulf of Oman. The crew, which had therefore grown to 400 people, managed to escape to safety almost unharmed, apart from a few minor injuries. Built in England as a tanker in 1977, the Kharg was only delivered to Iran in 1984 after long delays and was used as the Iranian Navy's only fuel supply vessel - it now has two smaller multi-purpose supply vessels left.

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