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Iranian warship hit during military exercise, 19 killed
« on: May 11, 2020, 01:34:15 pm »
Iranian warship hit during military exercise, 19 killed
By Zack Budryk - 05/11/20 09:03 AM EDT

Iranian officials said that 19 sailors were killed Sunday in a friendly fire incident during a training exercise in the Gulf of Oman.

Iran’s military and state media said the Konarak, a Hendijan-class support ship, veered too close to a target during the exercise and was struck by a missile. In addition to the 19 dead, Tehran said 15 sailors were wounded in the incident, The Associated Press reported.

State TV reported that the incident occurred about 790 miles southeast of Tehran near the port of Jask, and that a local hospital admitted 12 injured sailors and treated another three with more minor wounds. The 155-foot vessel, which has been in service since 1988, was reportedly overhauled in 2018 and had the capacity to launch sea and anti-ship missiles, according to the AP. It typically carries a crew of 20 sailors, according to Iranian media.

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Re: Iranian warship hit during military exercise, 19 killed
« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2020, 01:59:21 pm »
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Re: Iranian warship hit during military exercise, 19 killed
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2020, 05:46:52 pm »
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Re: Iranian warship hit during military exercise, 19 killed
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2020, 05:58:37 pm »
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Re: Iranian warship hit during military exercise, 19 killed
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2020, 09:35:27 pm »
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Re: Iranian warship hit during military exercise, 19 killed
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2020, 10:16:08 pm »
Was it one of those mail-order missiles from Acme Aerospace?

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Re: Iranian warship hit during military exercise, 19 killed
« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2020, 10:49:53 pm »
Iran accidentally fired a missile at one of its own ships, killing 19 people in a disastrous operation that was meant to demonstrate its competence

Business Insider by Mitch Prothero 5/11/2020

https://www.businessinsider.com/iran-hit-own-ship-missile-meant-to-show-competence-2020-5

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The exercise was meant to show off the power of Iran's strongest missiles, but instead turned into a disaster.

The disastrous accident killed at least 19 sailors and left as many as 20 more missing from the Konarak support ship, according to Iranian state media reports cited by the BBC.

The failed training exercise was meant to test advanced anti-ship missile systems that make up the backbone of Iran's limited but dangerous naval forces in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.

BBC reporter Nafiseh Kohnavard posted images she said was the smoldering vessel after it had been hit.

"The Iranians had been increasingly aggressive throughout April in trying to draw a response from the US Navy but things had quieted when Trump made his statement that he had ordered the Navy to fire upon any harassing Iranian ships and boats."

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