19 Iranian navy personnel killed and 15 others injured
Heavy damage to IRIS Konarak
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,[1] killing 19 sailors on board the Konarak, and wounding another 15. The Konarak was heavily damaged and its wreckage towed to Chabahar Port.[2] The incident occurred amongst increasing regional tensions, during the 2019–2021 Persian Gulf crisis.
^"Iran navy 'friendly fire' incident kills 19 sailors in Gulf of Oman". BBC News. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^"ارتش ایران: ۱۹ نفر در حادثه شناور کنارک کشته و ۱۵ نفر مجروح شدند" (in Persian). BBC Persian. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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