Konarak vessel incident

When

10 May 2020

Kind

Event

Coordinates

25.36° N, 60.40° E

Placed at the town named in the title of the event it links, Konarak.

an anti-ship missile fired from the Iranian frigate Jamaran hit the support vessel Iranian support vessel Konarak, killing 19 and wounding 15 of the crew of the Konarak.

Friendly fire maritime incident in Iran

The Konarak vessel incident was a friendly fire incident which occurred in the Gulf of Oman on 10 May 2020, during a naval exercise. An anti-ship missile fired from the Iranian frigate Jamaran hit the support vessel Konarak, killing 19 sailors on board the Konarak, and wounding another 15. The Konarak was heavily damaged and its wreckage towed to Chabahar Port.

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