RETRACTION: SEIZED CARGO SHIP MSC ARIES NOT YET RELEASED BY IRANIAN NAVY
On Sunday, this newspaper mistakenly reported that the MSC Aries, a cargo ship seized by Iran, had been quickly released. This mistake was caused by an inexperienced one-man news team rushing to beat mainstream media's reporting by relying on live tracking websites which report updated locations for cargo ships worldwide. Online position reporting indicated the Aries was again underway to India, but it turns out these systems shouldn't be relied on for a situation like this without confirmation from human sources.
An update from Mediterranean Shipping Company on Wednesday reported that the crew is still stuck in Iranian waters for days now. They are reported safe and the company is working to get them released, as well as the cargo. The company's statement also corrected widespread reporting which called them the owners of the vessel; it is in fact owned by Gortal Shipping Inc. and merely chartered by MSC. Both of these companies appear to be under the umbrella of Zodiac Maritime, owned by an Israeli billionaire.
Source: "MSC Aries Incident Update" from msc.com