The UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) has temporarily paused its effort to evacuate hundreds of stranded vessels and thousands of seafarers from the Strait of Hormuz after a ship was attacked in the Gulf of Oman.
“I have been informed of an attack today in the Gulf of Oman on a vessel which passed through the Strait of Hormuz. This vessel did not transit under IMO’s evacuation framework,” said Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the IMO.
“I have decided to temporarily pause its implementation in order to reconfirm that the necessary safety guarantees continue to be in place for the ships on our evacuation list and all those in the region.”
The voluntary initiative, launched on Tuesday, offered ships and crews two routes out of the Gulf — one through Iranian waters and the other through Omani waters — under U.S. oversight.
