Iran's Revolutionary Guard has seized a container ship named MSC Aries, which carries the Portuguese flag and belongs to the Zodiac Maritime shipping company owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer. The seizure took place near the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for global trade.
The vessel seized in the Strait of Hormuz was MSC Aries, which carries the Portuguese flag and belongs to the Zodiac Maritime shipping company, which is owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer .Commandos from Iran 's Revolutionary Guard rappelled down onto a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel"related to the Zionist regime", Iran 's state media has said.
"A container ship named 'MCS Aries' was seized by the Sepah Navy Special Forces by carrying out a heliborne operation," IRNA state news agency reported. According to Israel's Channel 14 and Times of Israel, the vessel seized in the Strait of Hormuz was MSC Aries, which carries the Portuguese flag and belongs to Zodiac Maritime shipping company owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer.The attack was earlier reported by the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which said it took place in the Gulf of Oman off the Emirati port city of Fujairah.
A crew member on the ship could be heard saying: “Don't come out." He then tells his colleagues to go to the ship's bridge as more commandos come down on the deck. One commando can be seen kneeling above the others to provide them with potential cover fire.
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