Officials investigating why Iran warship caught fire and sank in Gulf of Oman
by Martin Chulov, Middle East correspondent from on (#5JJ9T)
The Kharg, the Iranian navy's largest vessel, went down in the strait of Hormuz just after dawn on Wednesday
Military officials in the Gulf are investigating what caused the Iranian navy's largest vessel to catch fire and sink in the latest mysterious incident to affect shipping linked to Tehran.
The support ship Kharg went down in the strait of Hormuz just after dawn on Wednesday, after a fire that had started 18 hours earlier reached the waterline. All crew members are reported to have survived.
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