Iran just bombed and sunk its vessel. The Iranian Navy
Jamaran, a Moudge-class frigate (IRIN-76) mistakenly hit an Iranian patrol vessel, "Konarak, " during a military exercise in the Sea of Oman. Officials say 19 sailors died, but rumors indicate that the death toll is as high as 30. The Iranian Navy initiated search and rescue to recover the wounded. Some of the survivors were evacuated to a hospital in Chabahar.
Konarak was probably sailing in the designated "splash zone" or trajectory of Jamaran's anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM), likely a "Noor" (copy-cat from the Chinese C-802), when the missile launched. Noor likely locked on Konarak, the closest and largest vessel it encountered when it turned on the radar for final target-acquisition. Alternatively, it could have been a targeting mistake from the Jamaran crew.
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