One sailor has been killed and others have been wounded in a “friendly fire” incident involving two Iranian naval vessels, Iranian state TV has said.
A new anti-ship missile being tested by the frigate Jamaran hit the logistical ship Konarak. Initial reports said dozens of sailors were killed.
The accident happened during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s armed forces regularly hold exercises in the strategic waterway.
The “Konarak vessel was struck with a missile yesterday [Sunday] afternoon during a military exercise in the waters of Bandar-e Jask” off Iran’s south coast, state TV said on its website.
“The vessel was hit after moving a practice target to its destination and not creating enough distance between itself and the target,” it added.
The incident happened near the port of Jask, some 1,270km (790 miles) south-east of Tehran, in the Gulf of Oman, state TV said.
The Jamaran and Konarak are said to belong to naval forces of the Iranian army.
(c) BBC
Update! The latest news says at least 19 people are dead, and 15 injured.
“The vessel was hit after moving a practice target to its destination and not creating enough distance between itself and the target,” it added.
In other words, the half trained monkeys fired too soon. With coronavirus having restricted air travel, the Iranians have no other targets to aim at, other than their own military, but give it a few days, I’m sure the terrorists will find some way of blaming the US for this.
I have trouble uploading pictures at the moment. Will post articles without pictures until my internet connection issues are fixed…
This and the Plane show why little boys shouldn’t play with grown-ups toys.
Trained and doped by ruSSians…
Russian junk at work.
Russian missile systems can hit any target……………as long its ‘friendly’, not enemy-related, or just their own Army, Navy and Airforce.
See, it was a good idea after all for the US Navy to sink the Muslim trash boats. If they sink their own we can too.