Editing Strait of Hormuz (section)

===2024 Seizure of ''MSC Aries''===
On 13 April 2024, the Iranian [[IRGC Navy]] seized<ref>{{cite news |last=Motamedi |first=Maziar |date=2024-04-13 |title=Iran's IRGC seizes 'Israeli-linked' ship near Strait of Hormuz |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/13/irans-irgc-seizes-israeli-linked-ship-near-strait-of-hormuz |access-date=2024-04-13 |work=Al Jazzera |archive-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416031240/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/13/irans-irgc-seizes-israeli-linked-ship-near-strait-of-hormuz |url-status=live }}</ref> ''MSC Aries'', a [[Portugal|Portuguese]]-[[Ensign (flag)|flagged]] container ship sailing through the [[Gulf of Oman]] off the UAE coast, of the Emirati port city of [[Fujairah]], then steered the container ship through the strait, with 25 personnel on board, claiming that it had violated maritime laws.<ref name="Reuters">{{cite news |date=2024-04-15 |title=Iran says MSC Aries vessel seized for 'violating maritime laws' |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-msc-aries-vessel-seized-violating-maritime-laws-2024-04-15/ |access-date=2024-04-18 |work=Reuters |archive-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240416045358/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-says-msc-aries-vessel-seized-violating-maritime-laws-2024-04-15/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''MSC Aries'' is leased by MSC from Gortal Shipping, which is an affiliate of [[Zodiac Maritime]].<ref name="Reuters"/> The 25 crew aboard includes 17 Indian nationals, Filipinos, Pakistanis, a Russian, and an Estonian.<ref name="EconTimes"/>