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The surviving sailor of Iranian warship IRIS Dena has described the terrifying US onslaught that sank his warship past month, sidesplitting 104 unit members, successful the Indian Ocean adjacent Sri Lanka.
The injured sailor, identified arsenic Hamed Momeneh, claimed that volition of the Americans was to "kill the crew", adding that determination was nary informing earlier the attack."It was astir 3:00 to 3:30 a.m. erstwhile we were abruptly attacked—an onslaught that was wholly against planetary maritime laws. It was not a warfare zone, and we had received nary warning. The onslaught was carried retired without informing by a submarine. When the archetypal torpedo hit, each unit were astatine their posts, and fortunately astatine that infinitesimal we had nary casualties.
There were 104 unit members connected board, and nary 1 near the ship.
Everyone stood their crushed until the end," the sailor told Tasnim quality and was quoted saying by Iranian embassy."If their purpose had lone been to harm the ship, they could person targeted different parts, but the main extremity was to termination the crew. Even so, we stood steadfast to the end. For us, the Dena was similar the ungraded of Iran, and leaving it had nary meaning. The forces remained with the vas until 11 pm, aft which they were forced to aquatics for immoderate region successful the water to scope areas adjacent the seashore of Sri Lanka," helium added.
The IRIS Dena was struck by a US submarine-launched MK-48 torpedo connected March 4, astir 40 nautical miles disconnected Sri Lanka’s seashore adjacent Galle. It was sailing successful planetary waters aft taking portion successful India’s multinational naval workout MILAN. In the incident, 104 unit members were killed; 87 bodies were recovered and 32 sailors were rescued.
