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Iran Vows to Avenge Sinking of Navy Frigate with Loss of 87 Lives
The strike, the first U.S. submarine kill since World War II, sank the Iranian frigate Dena, killing 87 sailors and injuring 32, amid escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities.
- On March 05, 2026, a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine sank the Iranian frigate Dena in international waters 40 nautical miles off Galle, Sri Lanka, and CENTCOM posted footage while the attacker remains unknown.
- Amid an expansion of Operation Epic Fury, Dena was returning from the International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam last week when it was struck, after U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28.
- At 5:08 local time, Dena issued a distress call and sank before Sri Lankan navy rescuers arrived; 87 bodies were recovered and 32 survivors hospitalized, with roughly 180 on board.
- The sinking is the first enemy vessel torpedoed by a U.S. submarine since World War II and the first ever by an American nuclear-powered submarine, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said the U.S. 'perpetrated an atrocity'.
- Analysts note the Moudge-class may lack integral sonar and thus relied on helicopters—none visible—leaving Dena exposed with a larger-than-standard complement and 1,500 tons displacement.
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Iran leader demands 'Trump's blood' and warns US will 'bitterly regret' sinking warship - The Mirror
Iran launched a new wave of attacks at Israeli and American bases on Thursday and threatened that the US would 'bitterly regret' sinking an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean that killed 87 sailors
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