Iranian navy's largest ship SINKS in the Gulf of Oman after fire breaks out
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The Iranian navy's largest ship has caught fire and sunk near the Gulf of Oman.
A blaze broke out on board support vessel Kharg on Tuesday afternoon while it was on a training mission near the port of Jask, according to Iranian news agencies.
All crew members were evacuated to shore before firefighters attempted to tackle the blaze, but could not save the ship.
Kharg sunk into waters at the mouth of the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday morning after 20 hours of efforts to save it.
It is not clear how the fire started. Iran and Saudi Arabia have previously been involved in clandestine attacks on rival vessels around the Strait of Hormuz that can initially be reported as fires.