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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