被伊朗官员扣押的悬挂葡萄牙国旗的MSC Aries上的所有菲律宾船员已安全返回家园。

菲律宾移民工人部（DMW）证实，最后三名菲律宾船员已于2024年8月1日返回。

MSC Aries于2024年4月13日在通过霍尔木兹海峡时被伊朗革命卫队(IRGC)捕获。

这艘载有23名船员的船只在以色列疑似袭击伊朗驻大***领事馆后紧张局势加剧的情况下被伊朗扣押。

伊朗指控这艘船违反海事法，并涉嫌与以色列有关联，这一说法受到航运业的质疑。

船上有四名菲律宾船员。其中一人因健康问题于5月初获释，其余三人于2024年8月1日被带回菲律宾。

DMW秘书长Hans Cacdac对船东、伊朗政府和其他有关各方在遣返过程中提供的援助表示感谢。

MSC Aries隶属于Zodiac Maritime，由MSC租用、管理和运营，其货物仍在伊朗监管之下。

尽管如此，伊朗还是同意在合同结束时更换船员，以保持该船的运营。

MSC Aries号的扣押引发了全球的愤怒，航运业敦促联合国加强海上安全，保护海员免受此类事件的影响。



这一事件还突显了更广泛的地区紧张局势，伊朗支持的胡塞武装在红海和亚丁湾对商船发动了袭击。

菲律宾继续要求释放银河领袖号的船员，银河领袖号是一艘自2023年11月以来在也门被拘留的汽车运输船。

与胡塞武装不同，伊朗表现出了谈判和遣返被扣押船只上船员的意愿。

▲Screengrab from YouTube video posted by Reuters

英文原文

All Filipino crew members aboard the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries, seized by Iranian officials, have safely returned home.

The Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed the return of the final three Filipino crew members on August 01, 2024.

The MSC Aries was captured by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on April 13, 2024, while transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

The vessel, with a crew of 23 members, was taken into Iranian custody amid rising tensions following a suspected Israeli strike on an Iranian consulate in Damascus.

Iran accused the ship of violating maritime laws and alleged links to Israel, a claim disputed by the shipping industry.

There were four Filipino crew members onboard the vessel. One was freed earlier in May due to health concerns, while the remaining three were brought back to the Philippines on August 01, 2024.

Hans Cacdac, Secretary of the DMW, expressed gratitude to the ship’s owner, the Iranian government, and other parties involved for their assistance in the repatriation process.

The MSC Aries affiliated with Zodiac Maritime, chartered, managed and operated by MSC, and its cargo is still under Iranian custody.

Despite this, Iran agreed to replace the crew members at the end of their contracts to keep the vessel operational.

The seizure of the MSC Aries sparked a global outrage, with the shipping industry urging the United Nations to enhance maritime security and protect the seafarers from such incidents.

The incident also highlighted broader regional tensions, with Iranian-backed Houthis launching attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The Philippines continues to request the release of the crew from the Galaxy Leader, a car carrier detained in Yemen since November 2023.

Unlike the Houthis, Iran has shown willingness to negotiate and repatriate crew members from seized vessels.

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