UN evacuates 2,500 seafarers before Strait of Hormuz rescue operation is suspended
The United Nations' maritime agency said on Friday that it successfully evacuated about 2,500 stranded seafarers from the Persian Gulf before suspending the operation. The evacuations were completed after an attack on a commercial vessel heightened uncertainty over safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The agency said the attack exposed unresolved questions over who can guarantee security in the waterway. The operation was then frozen, leaving the maritime agency without an active rescue effort in the area. The source does not identify the vessel, the attackers, or any further impact beyond the suspension of the operation and the concern... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 27 Jun 2026 22:37 LONDON
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UN maritime agency begins evacuation plan for more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Gulf
The United Nations maritime agency has begun putting into effect a plan to evacuate more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Gulf after the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The operation is intended to allow hundreds of ships to move through the waterway in phases, after weeks of disruption to one of the world's most important shipping routes. The agency said it has started contacting vessels as part of the process.The International Maritime Organization said it had secured the safety guarantees needed for the operation and had verified conditions for safe navigation. Its secretary-general, Arsenio Dominguez, said the large-scale... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Jun 2026 07:30 LONDON
