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Iranian frigate reportedly sinks fellow ship by accident

Sputnik
Mon, 11 May 2020 19:10 UTC

The two vessels were conducting live military exercises in the area of Jask, in the Sea of Oman. According to reports, there may be dozens of casualties among naval personnel from the sunken vessel.

The Iranian Moudge-class frigate 'Jamaran' accidentally shot at the friendly general-purpose ship 'Konarak' during live-fire exercises near Jask, Naval News reported, citing local sources.

The C-802 Noor anti-ship missile sank the Konarak, with many casualties, according to Al Jazeera. At least 40 naval personnel are said to be missing in the incident, Daily Mail, citing local media.

No official statement from the Iranian Navy has followed, while the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps reportedly labeled the incident "human error", occurring due to an incorrect drill maneuver.

Several videos allegedly show the evacuation of surviving sailors to hospitals after the incident.

Reader Comments

Giant Meteor 24 · 2020-05-12T04:48:53Z

THis just tells us that the Iranians are really taking the training seriously. Not pussy footing around...almost as if preparing for a war...

Rowan Cocoan · 2020-05-12T06:43:37Z

Have a look at friendly fire incidents:

[Link]
Just did a word search: (results of the WORDS, not FF incidents):

UK/Britain/British: Brit*** 170

Iran/Persia: "Iran.." The ONLY incident IS the above.

RC

sottreader · 2020-05-12T06:54:37Z

I guess this demonstrates the superiority of the US Navy.

While we crash our own ships due to incompetence, unlike the Iranians, we tend not to shoot our own ships or have them sink.

However, the Iranians have a ways to go to before they attain the numbers of our own ships that we've damaged due to our own incompetence.