Iranian ship IRIS Lavan docks at Kochi after India heeds request from Iran
183 crew members of the ship accommodated at naval facilities in Kochi
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An Iranian ship, IRIS Lavan, docked at Kochi port after the Indian government heeded a request from Iran, news agency PTI reported Friday, citing government sources. India is also reported to have provided accommodation to the Iranian vessel's 183 crew members at naval facilities in Kochi.
The ship is said to have developed urgent technical issues and was granted emergency docking approval on March 1, following a request from the Iranian side, PTI said.
This request was received on February 28, indicating that docking at Kochi was urgent as the vessel had developed technical issues, it further added. IRIS Lavan docked at Kochi on March 4.
According to the report, India was approached by the Iranian side days before Iranian warship IRIS Dena was sunk by a US submarine using a torpedo off the southern coast of Sri Lanka\, killing at least 87 Iranian sailors, and leaving many more injured.
IRIS Dena was returning home after participating in the Milan multilateral naval exercise hosted by India in Visakhapatnam.