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Iranian seizure of the MSC Aries
2024 maritime incident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 13 April 2024 Iran seized MSC Aries, a Portuguese-registered and Madeira-flagged container ship owned by Gortal Shipping and leased to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The ship, with a crew of 25 people, was boarded by Iranian commandos in the Strait of Hormuz, within international waters off the coast of the United Arab Emirates,[1][2] and taken to Iranian waters, effectively imprisoning the crew.[3][4]
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The United States, United Kingdom, and Portugal (where the ship is registered) called for the ship's release immediately afterwards.[3]