Near the Strait of Hormuz | Iran seizes ship with 25 crew on board

(Geneva) Twenty-five crew members are on board the ship seized on Saturday by Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, in the Gulf, said the Italian-Swiss shipowner MSC.


“We regret to confirm that the MSC Ariesowned by Gortal Shipping Inc, which is affiliated with Zodiac Maritime, and chartered by MSC, was boarded by Iranian authorities by helicopter” and “there are 25 crew members on board,” Mediterranean told AFP Shipping Company (MSC), headquartered in Geneva.

More details will follow.


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