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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Make world a better place" data-source="post: 14361568" data-attributes="member: 455090">Iranian ship back home after Sri Lankan escape(Reuters) - An  Iranian-flagged cargo ship that fled Sri Lankan waters after weeks of  detention by the island nation's navy has arrived back in Iran,  according to ship-tracking data published by Reuters. The Sri Lankan navy fired  warning shots in early January to prevent the MV Amina from leaving its  waters, acting on a court order obtained by Germany's DVB Bank in  pursuit of debts it said were unpaid.Days later however the vessel sailed away from the island in rough seas, the navy said.The  Amina, formerly called Shere, is managed by Tehran-based Rahbaran Omid  Darya Ship Management, which the European Union and United States have  said is a front for Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL),  Iran's biggest cargo carrier.IRISL has faced Western sanctions for years based on accusations of transporting weapons, a charge it denies.After  sailing out of Sri Lankan waters the Amina vanished from ship-tracking  systems off the southwest coast of India. It arrived back in the Iranian  port of Bandar Abbas on Friday where it has dropped anchor near two  other ships which DVB Bank has previously tried to seize, tracking data  shows.The Amina was seized in  December after DVB obtained an order on December 12 from the Colombo  High Court to hold the vessel. Court documents showed that DVB Bank  sought to recover millions of dollars in unpaid debts.Amina  is one of four Iranian bulk ships DVB has been trying to seize. An  Iranian-owned dry bulk ship called Uppercourt has been held in  the  northern Chinese cargo port of Qinhuangdao since November.Two  other vessels that DVB Bank has previously tried to seize, the Tongham  and Artin, are also anchored off Bandar Abbas, a key Iranian port near  the Strait of Hormuz.The Artin, previously called Vobster, sailed away from Qinhuangdao in early November, arriving back in Iran in mid-December.IRISL  has tried to dodge sanctions by changing its flags, ship names, and  setting up front companies, the U.S. Treasury and the EU have said.(Reporting by Daniel Fineren; editing by Andrew Roche)</blockquote>

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