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Tue, 07/05/2011 - 15:46
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Iranian Submarine Sets Record in Sailing High Seas
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Navy submarine named 'Younus' managed to set a new record in sailing the international waters and high seas for 66 days.
"Remaining in the high seas for 66 days is kind of record for (Iran's) Submarine Younus," Commander of Iran's First Naval Zone Fariborz Qaderpanah told FNA, adding that the record had previously been set by the German Hanz Souffre submarine during the World War II by sailing in the international waters for 65 days.
Qaderpanah also mentioned that the Iranian submarine has sailed the international waters to the Red Sea, and added that the mission of the submarine was completely peaceful and friendly.
The Iranian submarine accomplished its first mission in the high seas and returned home on Monday.
The Iranian Navy's subsurface vessel had joined the 14th fleet of warships for an international mission in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The flotilla returned home on Monday after accomplishing a nearly two-month-long mission in the Gulf of Aden, where it defended the country's cargo ships and oil tankers against continued attacks by Somali pirates.
The Iranian Navy's 14th fleet of warships was comprised of IRI Bandar Abbas Warship and IRI Shahid Naqdi Destroyer and also a submarine named Younus.
It was the first mission of the Iranian Navy's subsurface vessels in international and free waters and the Islamic Republic's flotilla returned home after accomplishing all its missions and a short stop on the Omani coasts.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
According to UN Security Council resolutions, different countries can send their warships to the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters of Somalia against the pirates and even with prior notice to Somali government enter the territorial waters of that country in pursuit of Somali sea pirates.
The Gulf of Aden - which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea - is an important energy corridor, particularly because Persian Gulf oil is shipped to the West via the Suez Canal.
"Remaining in the high seas for 66 days is kind of record for (Iran's) Submarine Younus," Commander of Iran's First Naval Zone Fariborz Qaderpanah told FNA, adding that the record had previously been set by the German Hanz Souffre submarine during the World War II by sailing in the international waters for 65 days.
Qaderpanah also mentioned that the Iranian submarine has sailed the international waters to the Red Sea, and added that the mission of the submarine was completely peaceful and friendly.
The Iranian submarine accomplished its first mission in the high seas and returned home on Monday.
The Iranian Navy's subsurface vessel had joined the 14th fleet of warships for an international mission in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The flotilla returned home on Monday after accomplishing a nearly two-month-long mission in the Gulf of Aden, where it defended the country's cargo ships and oil tankers against continued attacks by Somali pirates.
The Iranian Navy's 14th fleet of warships was comprised of IRI Bandar Abbas Warship and IRI Shahid Naqdi Destroyer and also a submarine named Younus.
It was the first mission of the Iranian Navy's subsurface vessels in international and free waters and the Islamic Republic's flotilla returned home after accomplishing all its missions and a short stop on the Omani coasts.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
According to UN Security Council resolutions, different countries can send their warships to the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters of Somalia against the pirates and even with prior notice to Somali government enter the territorial waters of that country in pursuit of Somali sea pirates.
The Gulf of Aden - which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea - is an important energy corridor, particularly because Persian Gulf oil is shipped to the West via the Suez Canal.
