Hormuz: UN begins the evacuation of over 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf
Ships have already been contacted to implement the plan
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) – the UN agency responsible for maritime safety – has launched an evacuation plan for over 11,000 seafarers still stranded in the Gulf region following months of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz caused by the war in the Middle East. The operation is ‘large-scale’ and ‘will be carried out in close cooperation with Iran, Oman, all other coastal states in the region, the United States and the maritime industry’, said Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the IMO.
The maritime organisation also told AFP that it had “already contacted the ships to implement the plan”. Each ship will receive individual instructions on how and when to leave the area. The IMO will also publish a daily report on the number of ships evacuated. To facilitate the flow of commercial traffic, vessels leaving via Hormuz will be able to use “two temporary routes”, the statement explains. The first signs of a return to normality in the Strait of Hormuz are already visible. According to data from the specialist firm Kpler, yesterday alone at least 36 ships carrying raw materials passed through the Strait of Hormuz, the highest number since the start of the war in the Middle East.
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