The Iranian Navy’s ‘Khark’ training and logistical ship has sunk in the Gulf of Oman off the coasts of the southern port of Jask after a fire, the Navy announced.
Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday rescued 25 crew members onboard a foreign ship which was engulfed in flames off the Colombo Harbor, while the Navy said an explosion had been heard within the vessel earlier in the morning.
The Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain, said the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey intercepted the vessel and discovered the cargo during a routine boarding, in a two-day operation on May 6-7.
