It is not known exactly where the Makran and the destroyer are now. Satellite images from Planet Labs Inc suggest it left a port at Bandar Abbas some time after 29 April. Images from Maxar Technologies dated 28 April appear to show seven Iranian fast-attack craft typically associated with its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on the deck of the Makran. “The navy is improving its seafaring capacity and proving its long-term durability in unfavourable seas and the Atlantic’s unfavourable weather conditions,” Sayyari said, adding that the warships would not call at any other ports during the mission. The video was most likely shot from the Makran, a converted commercial oil tanker with a mobile launch platform for helicopters. Iranian state TV released a short clip of the destroyer cruising through the Atlantic’s rough seas. He described the mission as the Iranian navy’s longest and most challenging voyage yet, without elaborating. The destroyer Sahand and the intelligence-gathering vessel Makran departed last month from Iran’s southern port of Bandar Abbas, said Adm Habibollah Sayyari, Iran’s deputy army chief, on Thursday. An Iranian destroyer and support vessel are now sailing in the Atlantic Ocean on a rare mission far from the Islamic Republic, Iran’s state TV has reported, amid speculation that the ships could be bound for Venezuela.
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