India reportedly allows Iranian military ship to dock at port

A third Iranian naval vessel in the Indian Ocean reportedly is docked in India after a US submarine sank one and another went to Sri Lanka.

The Press Trust of India (PTI), citing unnamed “government sources,” said the IRIS Lavan has been docked in Kochi since March 4, ABC News reports.

It said the ship “developed urgent technical issues and was granted emergency docking approval” on March 1, after the start of the war.

The Lavan’s 183 crew members are “being accommodated at Indian naval facilities on humanitarian grounds,” PTI reported.

The Lavan is a 2,500-ton Hengam-class landing ship.