Iranian warship Sahand entirely sinks despite rebalancing efforts

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https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-warship-sahand-entirely-sinks-despite-rebalancing-efforts-2024-07-09/

Iranian warship Sahand entirely sinks despite rebalancing efforts

By Reuters
July 9, 2024 5:26 AM EDT Updated 2 hours ago

DUBAI, July 9 (Reuters) - The Iranian Navy frigate Sahand entirely sank in shallow waters on Tuesday in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, Nournews agency said, after it was briefly repositioned following its initial capsizing on Sunday.

"The Sahand warship, which was rebalanced on the water with great difficulty on Monday, has now sunk after the rope holding the ship broke," said Nournews, a news agency affiliated to the Supreme National Security Council.

On Sunday, state media said the ship had capsized during repairs at a wharf due to water ingress and that efforts were being made to rebalance it.

The Iranian-built stealth warship was first launched in 2018 and is equipped with a flight deck for helicopters, torpedo launchers, anti-aircraft and anti-ship guns, surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missiles and electronic warfare capabilities according to local media.

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[FBaggins]

1. "Iranian-built stealth warship"

Thanks… needed a laugh this morning.

Of course… it’s probably invisible to radar now.

[tetedur]

2. Must be the battery that was too heavy. Hope there were no sharks.

[Vogon_Glory]

3. I wonder about the ship plans. Didn't the Brits provide the Japanese some hinky

ship plans during the navel arms race before World War One? As I remember the story, the ship designs were drawn to fail: the Japanese faithfully copied them, and the ships sank shortly after launching.

If some unknown foreign agent performed a similar trick on the Ayatollahs, I hope he gets out of Iran OK.