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Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that all Indian sailors on board the Portuguese-flagged vessel MSC Aries have been released
This information was shared by Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a telephone conversation with his Estonian counterpart Margus Tsahkna.
The ship also had several Estonian crew members and the Iranian side said the crew belonging to multiple nationalities have been released on humanitarian grounds
MSC Aries
It is one among the 8 MSC Orion-class container ships
The Orion class is a series of 8 container ships built for Zodiac Maritime.
The first 4 ships are operated by Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and the remaining ships are operated by Ocean Network Express (ONE).
The ships were built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea.
As of 2024 the ship MSC Aries is Portuguese-registered and Madeira-flagged.
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