Evacuation plan through Hormuz for stranded ships in Gulf underway, UN agency says
The phased plan uses two temporary routes and individual transit windows as officials work to clear a backlog of more than 500 ships.
- The International Maritime Organization announced Tuesday it will begin evacuating more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Persian Gulf following a peace agreement between the United States and Iran.
- Middle East conflict and an Iranian blockade previously choked off maritime traffic through the vital Strait of Hormuz, a critical route for global oil and gas shipments that snarled global commerce.
- Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez confirmed securing safety guarantees and verified safe navigation conditions for the operation, conducted in cooperation with Iran, Oman, and the United States using temporary maritime corridors.
- Denmark announced Tuesday it will partner with France and Britain to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz through an international maritime mission deploying drone operators and staff officers for safe passage.
- Despite positive traffic trends, negotiations continue while the Strait's long-term status remains uncertain; Tehran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf insisted the route "will never return" to pre-war openness.
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The International Maritime Organization has launched on Tuesday 23 June the plan for the evacuation of ships blocked for four months in the Gulf. Nearly 11,000 sailors, including some 50 French, are still on site. But "the timetable and practical modalities remain unclear", states the Secretary General of the Federation of Merchant Marine Officers, Emmanuel Chalard. - "The commanders have returned to the map and to the compass": how will the eva…
Ships start sailing through Hormuz under UN evacuation scheme
LSEG ship-tracking data showed on Wednesday that at least two dry bulk ships and one cargo ship had sailed through Hormuz under the scheme in the previous 12 hours. (AFP pic) LONDON: Ships have begun sailing through the Strait of Hormuz under a new scheme by the UN’s shipping agency to evacuate vessels trapped there by the conflict, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. The initiative, which has taken months to conclude, will enable hundreds of ship…
Ships already sailing through Hormuz under UN evacuation scheme, agency says
LONDON — Ships have already sailed through the Strait of Hormuz under a newly launched evacuation scheme by the U.N's shipping agency, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. "Ships have already begun to pass under the plan," a spokesperson with the U.N's International Maritime Organization (IMO) said, declining to provide any details on the vessels that had crossed. At least two dry bulk ships and one cargo ship have sailed through Hormuz under the s…
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