Iranian firm’s complaint behind detaining foreign ship: Official

Iranian coastguards seized a cargo ship carrying the Marshall Islands flag within Iran’s territorial waters following a law suit filed by a local company, an official said on Tuesday.

Iranian firm’s complaint behind detaining foreign ship: Official
Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran Mohammad Saeidnejad told IRNA the vessel which is operated by Maersk company was detained based on a court ruling which ordered confiscating the foreign firm’s assets.

Following a legal complaint by an Iranian private firm, he added, Iranian coastguards detained the Maersk ship which its owner company was indicted by the Tehran Provinicial Court last March.