Iran: Fire breaks out on a warship near the port of Jask

TEHRAN, Jun.02 (YPA) – The Iranian Army Navy said a fire broke out on board one of its ship near the port of Jask, confirming that all crew members of the ship had been evacuated without injuries.

The  ‘Khark’ training and logistical ship has sunk in the Gulf of Oman off the coasts of the southern port of Jask after a fire, Tasnim News Agency reported, citing the Navy’s statement.

The public relations department of the Navy’s second maritime zone in Jask said in a statement that all crew on board the vessel have been disembarked and transferred to the coast after the fire broke out in Khark,

According to the statement , the military vessel was being deployed to international waters for a training naval operation when one of its systems caught fire near the port of Jask.

Twenty hours of efforts by military and civilian organizations to extinguish the fire were futile as the fire spread to different parts of the naval ship, which finally sank, the statement added.

E.M