The IRIS Kharg was a 33k-ton fleet replenishment ship built in the UK in the 1970s and handed over to #Iran in the 1980s. Iran's largest naval vessel, it burned for hours before sinking off the coast of Jask in the Gulf of Oman today.
#Iran's state broadcaster is reporting that the Navy's IRIS Kharg has sunk after burning for more than 20 hours. The crew is safe but Kharg, Iran's largest naval vessel in terms of tonnage, is no more. It sank off the coast of Jask in the Gulf of Oman. iribnews.ir/fa/news/312450…