Casualties – Iranian Navy Frigate Capsizes at Bandar Abbas, Iran – 07.07.2024
The Fars News Agency which is a news agency in Iran managed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an armed wing loyal to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reported that several people were injured in an accident during repair work aboard the Navy’s Moudge Class Frigate IRIS SAHAND 74 of the Southern Fleet. Image by courtesy of Rahbar Emamdadi, Mehr News Agency. […]
Naval News – Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles from Converted Boxship in the Gulf of Oman – February, 2024
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is claiming a historic first with the test firing of two ballistic missiles from the deck of a former commercial ship turned warship in the Gulf of Oman. The IRGC reported the successful launch of two ballistic missiles from the SHAHID MAHDAVI. These missiles have the capability to reach […]
Naval News – Iran Converts Containership into Drone Carrier
To add to merchant shipping’s long list of concerns surrounding the security situation in the Middle East, Iran is readying to launch the first drone carrier – SHAHID BAGHERI a former containership. She was built in South Korea by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in 2000 as the 3,280 TEU container ship IRAN ASFAHAN. Trading until […]
