On 2 June 2021, Kharg caught fire at 2:25 a.m. and sank near Jask in the Gulf of Oman at approximately 8:30 a.m.[44][45] All 400 crew were rescued, with 33 reported injured.[46][47] The ship was reported to have been several days into a training mission.[48] The ship sank in a region of sensitive waterways around the Strait of Hormuz through which about 20% of the world oil trade passes, and where there have been accusations of attacks on ships of enemies Iran and Israel, with Israel attacking a dozen Iranian oil tankers bound for Syria since late 2019.[49] Iran did not state any cause in the immediate aftermath of the sinking.[50] The fire was reported to have started in the ship's engine room at approximately 11:00 a.m. on June 1.[46][45]