{"id":14898,"date":"2026-04-22T12:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/iran-seizes-2-container-ships-including-greek-owned-vessel\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T12:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:52:52","slug":"iran-seizes-2-container-ships-including-greek-owned-vessel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/iran-seizes-2-container-ships-including-greek-owned-vessel\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran seizes 2 container ships, including Greek-owned vessel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1301613\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26078506881725-320x200.jpg?v=1776855419\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26078506881725-scaled.jpg?v=1776855418\" alt=\"Iran seizes 2 container ships, including Greek-owned vessel\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26078506881725-960x600.jpg?v=1776855420\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>File photo. [AP]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday it has seized two container ships \u2013 including a Greek-owned vessel \u2013 in the Strait of Hormuz and escorted them to Iranian shores.<\/p>\n<p>According to an IRGC statement, the vessels MSC Francesca and Epaminondas \u2013 a Liberia-flagged ship owned by Greece\u2019s Technomar Shipping and operated by MSC \u2013 were described as \u201cviolators\u201d and accused of endangering navigation, alleging they were \u201coperating without the required permits and had interfered with navigation systems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC also claimed the MSC Francesca is linked to Israel, an assertion that has not been independently verified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo violating vessels\u2026 were seized and taken to Iranian shores. Disrupting order and security in the Strait of Hormuz is a red line for us,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The ships\u2019 owners could not be immediately reached for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The IRGC also said it attacked a third vessel, identified as the Euphoria, claiming it had become \u201cstranded\u201d along the Iranian coast, without providing further details. It said no one was injured in the incidents.<\/p>\n<p>There have been more than 30 attacks on ships in the Middle East since the outbreak of the conflict on February 28 following US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The developments come after President Donald Trump said the United States would extend an indefinite ceasefire with Iran, which had been due to expire Wednesday. 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[AP] Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday it has seized two container ships \u2013 including a Greek-owned vessel \u2013 in the Strait of Hormuz and escorted them to Iranian shores. 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