Strait of Hormuz
2024 Seizure of MSC Aries

On 13 April 2024, the Iranian IRGC Navy seized MSC Aries, a Portuguese - flagged container ship sailing through the Gulf of Oman off the UAE coast, of the Emirati port city of Fujairah, then steered the container ship through the strait, with 25 personnel on board, claiming that it had violated maritime laws. MSC Aries is leased by MSC from Gortal Shipping, which is an affiliate of Zodiac Maritime. The 25 crew aboard includes 17 Indian nationals, Filipinos, Pakistanis, a Russian and an Estonian.
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