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Accident involving an Iranian warship in the port of Bandar Abbas

The Iranian Navy frigate Sahand had an accident in the southern port of Bandar Abbas, the Iranian Student News Agency reported on Sunday.

“While the Sahand was being repaired at the quay, it lost its balance due to water entering. Fortunately… the ship is quickly being rebalanced,” the official IRNA news agency reported, citing a navy statement.

It was not specified when the accident occurred. State media published a picture of a capsized ship and reported that several people were taken to hospital with minor injuries.