UN pauses Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan after cargo ship attacked
The International Maritime Organization has halted its evacuation plan for more than 11,000 sailors in the Strait of Hormuz after a cargo ship was attacked. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps warned that vessels using routes not approved by the IMO would be unsafe, and the attacked vessel was not operating under the evacuation framework. The incident occurs amid a recent U.S.-Iran agreement aimed at de‑escalating the conflict and stabilising oil markets.
- ▪The IMO paused the evacuation of stranded seafarers after the Singapore‑flagged cargo ship Ever Lovely was struck near Oman’s port of Dahit.
- ▪Iran’s IRGC had previously warned that ships using non‑designated routes in the strait would be “unacceptable and completely dangerous.”
- ▪IMO chief Arsenio Dominguez said the attacked vessel was not transiting under the evacuation framework, prompting the pause for safety guarantees.
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UN pauses Strait of Hormuz evacuation plan after cargo ship attackedImage source, ReutersByVicky Wong and Emma PengellyPublished25 June 2026Updated 2 minutes agoThe UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) has paused the planned evacuation of more than 11,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz after a cargo ship passing through the waterway was attacked.IMO chief Arsenio Dominguez said several boats had already been evacuated, but the agency wanted to ensure that "necessary safety guarantees" would continue to be in place.The British maritime security agency UKMTO reported on Thursday that a ship had been struck 7.5 nautical miles southeast of Oman's port of Dahit by "an unknown projectile".
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