Iran holds funeral for 19 sailors killed in navy accident

A funeral procession has been held for 19 sailors who lost their lives in a recent incident involving the Iranian navy’s Konarak logistical vessel in the country’s southern waters.

The ceremony was held in the southwestern port city of Chabahar on Tuesday, with military top brass and a number of senior state officials in attendance, while observing the social distancing rules in force to contain a coronavirus outbreak.

Fifteen others were also injured in the accident that happened on Sunday, when a number of navy vessels were conducting an exercise near the waters lying close to Jask and Chabahar ports.