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Pictures taken in June 2023 confirmed cargo ship MSC Aries within the Netherlands. (Picture credit score: Dirk Nootenboom/Reuters)
5 Indians, a Filipino and an Estonian from the MSC Aries had been launched, the ministry mentioned in an announcement
Iran freed seven of the 25 crew on a Portuguese-flagged ship that was seized within the Gulf on April 13, Portugal’s international ministry mentioned on Thursday. 5 Indians, a Filipino and an Estonian from the MSC Aries had been launched, the ministry mentioned in an announcement.
Portugal welcomed the motion however requested for the “fast launch” of the remaining 17 crew. Iran mentioned the container ship had Israeli hyperlinks when it was seized. Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard final month seized the Israel-linked Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries, which was manned by a number of Indians, close to the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel within the wake of the Gaza warfare.
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Ann Tessa Joseph, the one feminine cadet among the many 17 Indian crew members of the MSC Aries, was launched on April 18 after in depth efforts by the Indian mission in Tehran and the Iranian authorities. She arrived again in India on the identical day and was welcomed by the Regional Passport Officer at Cochin Worldwide Airport in Kerala. After the discharge of 5 extra crew members, now eleven extra Indians stay with Iran. Nevertheless, the Indian authorities is but to verify this determine.
Final week, International Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian mentioned Iran has launched the crew of a seized Portuguese-flagged ship linked to Israel however stays accountable for the vessel itself. He mentioned the discharge of the crew was a humanitarian act and so they might return to their international locations together with the ship’s captain. Iran’s international ministry had earlier mentioned the Aries was seized for “violating maritime legal guidelines” and that there was little doubt it was linked to Israel.
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MSC reportedly leases the Aries from Gortal Transport — an affiliate of Zodiac Maritime — partly owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer. Growing assaults on service provider transport within the Crimson Sea and the Gulf of Aden by Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthis, claiming solidarity with Palestinians throughout Israel’s warfare on Gaza, have affected international transport networks.
(With company inputs)
