As a civilian, I’m curious but clueless as to what the Dena’s intentions were.
They must have known that the war had started and that most of the Iranian navy had been sunk and that there was a massive force between them and their home port. They clearly couldn’t have made it home safely and if they wanted to take refuge in a neutral port they could have stayed in India or Sri Lanka.
So what was the plan?
Also, the Dena is listed as having a ASW Bell 212, was it onboard? (Desperately looking for an aviation angle)