New Iranian Navy ship sank before launching

The unfinished Talayieh reconnaissance ship of the Iranian Navy capsized in the dry dock of the Bandar Abbas port in the Persian Gulf. The ship partially disappeared under water, as the dock turned out to be dry only in class. As a result of the accident, a serviceman was killed, writes Dambiev.

The world learned about another failure of the Iranian fleet - according to H.I. Sutton, this is the fifth serious emergency with its ships in three years - from satellite images that appeared on the Network, as well as photos and videos from the shore, from which it follows that the ship is lying on its left side.

Talayieh, a reconnaissance ship based on a Moudge-type corvette, is a well-known Iranian long-term construction. In 2016, work on the three-quarters-finished ship stopped due to a shortage of components, but in 2020 the scout was transferred to a dry dock for completion. Now his future fate looks uncertain.

According to the available images, it is difficult to estimate the extent of the damage caused. However, even a simple stay of an unfinished ship in the water for a long time can lead to a number of problems, which, in turn, will require a lot of time and effort to eliminate - especially if water has penetrated into the internal compartments, writes The Drive.

Anton Valagin