‘A moving target’: Two Canadian ships anxious to leave Gulf after almost five months
The company says U.S. Navy guidance has not yet produced a safe exit, and the ships have been idle or reassigned for months.
- Two Quebec-based Desgagnés freighter ships remain trapped in the Persian Gulf for nearly five months, repeatedly postponing departure plans amid escalating conflict between America and Iran.
- The Miena Desgagnés and Rosaire A. Desgagnés became stranded in late February when U.S. and Israeli forces launched attacks on Iran, leaving the vessels "frozen" near the Saudi Arabian port of Jubail.
- Desgagnés Vice-president Pascal Larose described the ordeal as "very costly" and "stressful" for the 34 crew members, while the planned departure route through the "danger zone" requires 12 hours of navigation.
- On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the reimposition of a naval blockade on Iranian ports and demanded a 20 per cent tariff on all cargo passing through the critical waterway.
- Larose stated the exit remains "a moving target" dependent on American military authorities; the company may avoid the route entirely once the ships finally clear the region.
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Two Canadian ships anxious to leave Gulf after almost five months
A Canadian shipping firm has repeatedly had to postpone plans to exit the Strait of Hormuz after nearly five months trapped in the Persian Gulf amid the Middle East war. Quebec-based Desgagnés's two freighter ships are the only known Canadian commercial vessels that were stuck in the Gulf whe...
The Miena Desgagnés and Rosary A. Desgagnés have been blocked in the Strait of Ormuz for almost five months.
The Miena Desgagnés and Rosary A. Desgagnés, who have been blocked in the Strait of Ormuz for almost five months, are still waiting to be able to leave the Gulf.
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‘A moving target’: Two Canadian ships anxious to leave Gulf after almost five months
MONTREAL - A Canadian shipping firm has repeatedly had to postpone plans to exit the Strait of Hormuz after nearly five months trapped in the Persian Gulf amid the Middle East war.
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