Iran navy's largest ship sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman
The Navy said the crew safely evacuated before the Kharg sank near the southern Iranian port city of Jask.
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The Iranian navy's biggest ship sank on Wednesday after catching fire in the Gulf of Oman, state news outlets reported.
The Iranian navy said in a statement that one of the Kharg’s systems caught fire off the southern Iranian port city of Jask, according to the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. The ship was en route to international waters for a “training naval operation” when the fire started in the engine room around 11 a.m. local time.