Thread by @HeshmatAlavi

#BREAKING
May 10
Report: Friendly fire incident during naval exercises off SE #Iran leaves dozens killed & injured

Iranian frigate Jamaran (L) apparently launched an anti-ship cruise missile & accidentally locked on the Konarak (R) vessel instead of the intended practice target.

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-Sources indicate more than 40 dead, 22 bodies found
-Officials claim only one dead, 12 injured
-Konarak vessel was placing a target at the desired site. A cruise missile fired by the Iranian frigate Jamaran locks on Konarak & not the intended target, leading to this incident.

3)
-Injured being transferred to the Chabahar port hospital in southeast Iran
-Some reports claim the Konarak vessel has been sunk

Konarak dimensions:
Length: 44 meters
Width: 8.5 meters
Weight: 447 tons

4)
Jamaran is the lead ship of the Iranian Moudge-class frigates launched in early 2010. Iran said that the design & building of Jamaran was among the "greatest achievements of the Iranian Navy" & the ship's launch marks "a major technological leap for Iran's naval industries."

5)
More scenes of the dead & wounded in this incident being transferred to a port hospital in Chabahar, southeast Iran.

State media claiming only 1 dead, 12 injured. Similar report wired by Reuters.
reuters.com/article/us-ira…

6)
"Iran Accidentally Opens Fire On An Iranian Military Ship, Dozens Of Iranian Sailors Reportedly Dead"

Note:
Still seeking to verify the exact timing of the incident. Some claim late Sunday night local time, others claiming early Monday morning hours.
dailywire.com/news/breaking-…

#UPDATE
7)
Iranian army public relations confirms the death of 19 individuals in this incident. Report adds 15 were wounded.
reut.rs/2zoEiBl

I believe there are more deaths, unfortunately.

And it is interesting that this is the only new image of Konarak in state media.

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More images circulating of the Konarak as she was transferred into dock.
Credit: @AuroraIntel

The vessel had a crew of 40. I still believe that unfortunately there are more than 19 deaths being reported by state media.

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Images of 18 Iranian navy members killed in today's incident.

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Iranian state media have released a video allegedly showing the Iranian navy vessel, "Konarak," hit by friendly fire from the Iranian frigate "Jamaran," in which 19 sailors were killed and 15 wounded.