News / Iranian troops seize MSC box ship while Somali pirates net $5m ransom for bulker

Photo: VesselFinder

15/04/2024

As instability rises in the Middle East, the Israel-Palestine war now threatening to encompass Iran, a parallel escalation occurred in the Red Sea over the weekend, with MV Aries seized by Iranian marines and Somali pirates netting a $5m ransom for the release of MV ...

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