The container ship X-Press Pearl (only three months old) carrying chemicals
that has burned for 13 straight days off Sri Lanka is now sinking, and could create a devastating oil spill.
The Singapore-flagged ship which started burning on May 20, has already spilled chemicals and microplastics, killing sea life.
One of Iran’s largest navy ships has sunk after catching fire near the Strait of Hormuz under unclear circumstances.
The Kharg, named after an island nearby that serves as a key oil terminal, caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday local time and more than 20 hours of rescue operations failed to save it, the army said.
Iran’s army also identified the Kharg as a “training ship” and confirmed there were almost 400 crew and trainees on board, before adding all of them were safely evacuated.
The vessel sank close to the port of Jask in the south of the country, near the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway [Handout via EPA]
Positiv news are the fact, that all seamen on both ships were rescued in time
that has burned for 13 straight days off Sri Lanka is now sinking, and could create a devastating oil spill.
The Singapore-flagged ship which started burning on May 20, has already spilled chemicals and microplastics, killing sea life.
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Iran’s largest navy ship Kharg sinks in Gulf of Oman after catching fire
Iran’s army confirmed crew safely evacuated after vessel caught fire under unclear circumstances.One of Iran’s largest navy ships has sunk after catching fire near the Strait of Hormuz under unclear circumstances.
The Kharg, named after an island nearby that serves as a key oil terminal, caught fire in the early hours of Wednesday local time and more than 20 hours of rescue operations failed to save it, the army said.
Iran’s army also identified the Kharg as a “training ship” and confirmed there were almost 400 crew and trainees on board, before adding all of them were safely evacuated.
The vessel sank close to the port of Jask in the south of the country, near the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway [Handout via EPA]
Positiv news are the fact, that all seamen on both ships were rescued in time