04.03.2026 17:34
A U.S. Navy submarine torpedoed the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena off the coast of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Eighty-seven people lost their lives on the sunken ship. The U.S. Secretary of Defense also stated, "A U.S. submarine in the Indian Ocean has brought a silent death to an Iranian warship that thought it was safe in international waters."
It has been reported that at least 87 people lost their lives on the Iranian naval vessel named IRIS Dena, which is said to have sunk after making a distress call off the coast of Sri Lanka.
USA STRIKES IRANIAN SHIP
The war between the USA and Iran has spread over a wide area. A submarine belonging to the US Navy targeted the Iranian Navy's IRIS Dena frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka. The ship, hit by a torpedo, sank.
"WE SENT THE IRANIAN SHIP TO A QUIET DEATH"
The US Secretary of Defense stated, "Our submarine sank the Iranian ship." The US official said, "In the Indian Ocean, an American submarine sent the Iranian warship, which thought it was safe in international waters, to a quiet death. A torpedo attack that has not been carried out since World War II was executed."
87 PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES
Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath stated that the ship named "IRIS Dena" sank after sending a distress signal off the coast of Sri Lanka. According to a social media post by the Indian Navy, the ship had stopped at India's Visakhapatnam port on February 17 to participate in maritime events held in India.
Sri Lanka Navy Spokesperson Buddhika Sampath reported that at least 32 of the approximately 180 crew members were rescued during the search operations conducted off the coast of Galle in southwestern Sri Lanka.
FIRST SINCE WORLD WAR II
Hospital officials in Galle announced that at least 87 bodies have been recovered so far. While the search operations are ongoing, Sampath stated, "When we arrived at the scene, we saw no trace of the ship. We only found oil stains and lifeboats."
For the first time since World War II (1945), a US submarine sank a warship with a torpedo.