TEHRAN- The Sahand destroyer of the Iranian Navy has regained its balance and resurfaced, 13 days after an incident in Bandar Abbas caused it to capsize and sink.

The First Naval Region of the Army stated, “On the 7th of July, the Sahand destroyer, undergoing repairs at the Bandar Abbas dock, lost its balance due to water seepage into the tanks, and faced with the shallow shore, sank after two days. After extensive efforts, the Navy salvaged the destroyer from the water.” 

Fars News reported that the Sahand destroyer's main systems have been detached for repairs and sent to the technical industries of the Navy.

Sahand is the third surfing class destroyer built and designed by Iran’s naval forces. The destroyer was unveiled in September 2012 and launched in December 2018. It is named in the memory of destroyer "Sahand-class Alvand" which in 1988, engaged in heavy fights with the United States Navy fleet in the Persian Gulf and sank during one of its operations.