Tehran, April 24, (dpa/GNA) – Iran’s armed forces said, they had attacked and disabled three cargo ships off the country’s coast, according to state media.
In a statement carried by the Fars news agency on Wednesday, the Revolutionary Guards said they had halted what they described as the vessels’ “irregular” passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
The ships were identified as the Epaminondas, sailing under a Liberian flag and travelling from the United Arab Emirates to India; the MSC Francesca, which was last reported off the coast of Saudi Arabia and sails under a Panamanian flag; and a container vessel named Euphoria, which Iranian reports said is Greek-owned.
The MSC Francesca and Epaminondas were seized and taken into Iranian waters, the Tasnim news agency reported, citing the navy of the Revolutionary Guards.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a British maritime security agency, previous reported two incidents in waters off Iran on Wednesday.
GNA