News / Red Sea: Aries crew free, but more escalation on the way as box ships flee

Photo: VesselFinder

03/05/2024

Iran claims to have released the crew of Aries, who have been held captive for just short of three weeks.

The 15,000-teu MSC container vessel and its crew of Indian, Filipino, Pakistani, Russian and Estonian nationals were taken captive on 13 April, with video footage from the ...

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