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Entered 2024.04.13 19:46 Modified 2024.04.13 19:46
Ship caught moving into Iranian territorial waters.As the possibility of armed conflict with Israel increases, Iran seized a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on the 13th (local time). The UK Maritime Trade Organization (UKMTO) said in a statement on this day, “The vessel was intercepted by local authorities 50 nautical miles (approximately 92.6 km) north-east of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,” and encouraged ships to pass through this. area to be careful..
UKMTO did not say who was responsible for the attack.
In this regard, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported that its naval special forces had “captured the ship linked to Israel ‘MSC Aries’ using a helicopter” and that the ship was being moved into territorial waters. Iran. Before the IRNA report, the Associated Press reported that it had obtained a video from a Middle Eastern official that showed a military helicopter attacking a ship.
In this video, commandos armed with guns descend from a helicopter one by one into container boxes placed on the deck of a ship.
In response, a crew member can be heard shouting, “Don’t come out.” AP said, “This helicopter appears to have been used by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which had attacked other ships in the past,” and noted that the ship attacked is believed to be r MSC Aries with Portuguese flag.
MSC Aries location information was last captured the previous day near Dubai, United Arab Emirates, heading towards the Strait of Hormuz, and the tracking device is currently turned off, AP explained.
Iran, which has vowed to retaliate for the recent attack on its consulate in Syria, said on the 9th, “We could block the Strait of Hormuz, but we are not doing that,” but added, “If the enemy interferes with us, we can review our policy.” It was said.
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