India, March 6 -- Days before an Iranian warship, IRIS Dena, was hit by a US torpedo off Sri Lanka's coast, the Indian government gave not to another Iranian ship, IRIS Lavan, to dock in the southwest Indian port of Kochi, sources said on Friday.

IRIS Lavan was docked at Kochi on March 4, after a request was received from Tehran on February 28, when the conflict began between the US and Iran.

"IRIS Lavan... docked at Kochi on March 4. In this context, its crew of 183 are currently accommodated at naval facilities in Kochi," the source said, according to PTI.

183 crew members of the vessel were accommodated at naval facilities in Kochi.

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