Iran’s Warship IRIS Lavan Still at Kochi Port Six Months After Emergency Docking
AI illustrationIran's IRIS Lavan docked at Kochi port on March 4. It has not left.
India approved the emergency entry on March 1, days after US and Israeli strikes hit targets inside Iran. That same day the sister ship IRIS Dena sank in the fighting, killing at least 87 sailors. India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament the ship was admitted on humanitarian grounds.
The amphibious landing ship came in with 183 crew members. India repatriated more than 50 non-essential sailors on March 14 via a Turkish airline. A smaller group of essential crew remains aboard in Kochi, with no announced departure date and no confirmed repair timeline.
The conflict that pushed IRIS Lavan into port has continued since March. Iran's IRGC struck commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz in mid-September, warning of further destruction for traffic it deemed in violation. US forces clashed with Iran near the strait on September 14 after Iranian forces tried to seize a US unmanned vehicle. Neither the Iranian Navy nor India has announced when IRIS Lavan will leave.
Iran’s Warship IRIS Lavan Still at Kochi Port Six Months After Emergency Docking
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