Israel-Iran conflict: Iranian ship IRIS Lavan likely to stay in Kochi port for a while, triggers public curiosity

Iranian navy ship docked IRIS Lavan It was held in Kerala’s Kochi port, amid Iran’s ongoing conflict with the USA and Israel, and aroused public curiosity. Foreign tourists, as well as local people, gathered around the Mattancherry boat dock on the morning of Saturday, March 7, 2026, and watched the Iranian ship docked at the Mattancherry dock of the port. Many were seen clicking photos of the ship docked in the waters.

News channels also deployed their crews to the boat dock to broadcast the developments live during the morning bulletins.

View from Iranian ship IRIS Lavan It has been docked in Kochi, Kerala since March 4 after the ship experienced technical problems. The ship was in India’s territorial waters for the International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam. Its crew of 183 is currently based at naval facilities in Kochi. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat

The ship is likely to remain in Kochi for some time and decisions on repair work are awaited, a source said.

The ship has been docked at the port since March 4. According to government sources, as many as 183 crew members were provided accommodation at naval facilities in Kochi.

India allowed the urgent docking of the Iranian ship upon the request of the Iranian side after the ship experienced urgent technical problems. Days before the Iranian warship, the Iranian side approached India IRIS Dena It was sunk by a US submarine using torpedoes off the coast of Sri Lanka.

IRIS LavanA Hengam-class landing ship, it was reportedly commissioned in the 1980s.