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Iran hosts search, rescue drill with Caspian states
Captain Abbas Hassani, spokesperson of the drill dubbed the relief, rescue and maritime security of the Caspian Sea 2024, (Casarex 24), said the airborne division of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, Iranian Sina-class fast attack craft Paykan, Derafsh and Separ, as well as two Agusta-Bell AB-212 helicopters took part in the naval exercise. Hassani added that a flotilla of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy, named Martyr Baseer, also participated in the maritime drill.
Russian SB45 vessel, which had entered the Iranian territorial waters the previous day, was also in attendance.
The spokesman noted that representatives from other Caspian Sea littoral states, including the Republic of Azerbaijan, are monitoring various stages of the drill as observers.
During the drill, Iranian and Russian maritime and airborne units extinguished a fire on board of a commercial vessel, rescued the injured crew members, and repaired the damage caused to the ship.
Iran has staged joint naval exercises with other countries, including Oman and Pakistan, as well.
Iranian military experts and technicians have in recent years made great progress in developing and manufacturing a broad range of military equipment.