MNA � The Joshan missile boat, which represented the Iranian Navy, came in second after gaining 234 points, at Sea Cup competition held within the 2017 International Army Games.


The crews of the Azerbaijani and Russian warships shared the first place with 245 points, while the Kazakh Saryarka gunship garnered 227 points and came in third.

As many as 300 personnel was involved in the Sea Cup � 2017. The competition was held in three stages � artillery firing, ship damage control, ship crew skills and rescue contest.

The Sea Cup competition is part of the 2017 International Army Games, which are being held at 22 test ranges in Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and China from July 29 to August 12. Teams from 28 countries are taking part in the Games.