The United Nations shipping agency has paused an evacuation effort for hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers after a vessel was attacked in the Gulf of Oman.
Evacuation Effort
The initiative, which was launched on Tuesday, was a voluntary option for ships and their crew to sail out of the Gulf using two routes: one via Iranian waters, and the other via Omani waters with U.S. oversight.
Some 57 ships carrying an estimated 1,100 seafarers had transited the Strait of Hormuz under the evacuation plan from June 23 until the morning of June 25, initial data showed.
A container ship reported a suspected attack as it attempted to pass through the strait close to the coast of Oman on Thursday, British navy agency UKMTO said earlier.
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