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.
