TEHRAN – Stormy weather caused damages to Iran’s Damavand destroyer in theCaspian Sea, the Navy said.link>link>link>link>
The accident occurred on Wednesday morning, when Damavand was docking atport in Iran’s northern province of Gilan, the Navy’s regional command said.
Increasing wind speed and severe storm in the Caspian Sea caused thedestroyer to have a minor crash with the jetty, it added, saying thatmilitary experts have described the damage as minor and that it would berepaired in a short time.
Damavand, a 100-meter-long destroyer weighing more than 1300 tons,officially joined the Navy’s northern fleet in the Caspian Sea in March2015.
More than 700 industrial, research and academic Iranian centers cooperatedin designing and producing the military vessel, which is also a trainingwarship.
Experts at Iran’s Defense Ministry have installed 25 homegrown electronicsand communication systems on Damavand, including advanced naval radars andsystems for communication, detection and interception.
Damavand is a Jamaran-class destroyer with unique features to meet thedemands of the Iranian naval forces in the country’s northern waters.
The advanced destroyer is capable of tracking aerial, surface andsub-surface targets simultaneously.