The trip started on Bandar Abbas in September 2022 and ended at Oman's Salalah port on 19 May 2023.
[1][2] According to Iranian media, this was the first time Iran's navy had crossed the world and sailed in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans without relying on aid from shore.
[1] The destroyer Dena was designed and built by the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.
[3] The 86th flotilla comprises Dena, torpedoes, and naval cannons, and Makran, a warship that can carry five helicopters.
It begins a long and non-stop voyage from Indonesia to Brazil, more than 41,000 km across the Pacific and Atlantic by passing through Makassar Strait and Magellan and arriving in Rio de Janeiro on the 120th anniversary of Iran-Brazil diplomatic relations.