{"id":3738,"date":"2015-05-14T17:17:39","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T22:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=3738"},"modified":"2015-05-14T17:17:39","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T22:17:39","slug":"seized-cargo-ship-is-released-by-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2015\/05\/14\/seized-cargo-ship-is-released-by-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Seized Cargo Ship Is Released by Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maersk_Tigris-<\/a>Seized Cargo Ship Is Released by Iran<\/p>\n

The Maersk Line cargo vessel\u00a0seized at gunpoint at the end of April by Iran in\u00a0the Strait of Hormuz (only six miles wide near the Persian Gulf\u00a0and vulnerable to attack) was released on\u00a0last Thursday May 7th\u00a0after talks between the shipper and the Iranian authorities.<\/p>\n

From New York Times<\/a><\/p>\n

Iran’s\u00a0impounding of the vessel, the Maersk Tigris, over what the Iranians described as the enforcement of a civil court judgment, had threatened to raise tensions in the Persian Gulf waterway. Warships from the United States Navy had been assigned to escort American and British commercial shipping in response.<\/p>\n

The Maersk Line, the Danish shipping giant, confirmed in a statement that the vessel and its 24-member crew, forced to anchor near Iran\u2019s southern port of Bandar Abbas on April 28, were en route to the port of Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

From Reuters<\/a><\/p>\n

Maersk Line said in a separate statement:<\/p>\n

“The release follows a constructive dialogue with the Iranian authorities, including the Ports and Maritime Organization, and the provision of a letter of undertaking in relation to the underlying cargo case. We will continue our dialogue with the aim to fully resolve the cargo case.”<\/p>\n

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