U.N. agency pauses Strait of Hormuz evacuation effort as ship struck off Oman
The United Nations' shipping agency on Thursday said it would pause an evacuation effort to get hundreds of stranded ships out through the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel 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," Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the U.N.'s International Maritime Organization (IMO), said in a statement.
The vessel "did not transit" under the evacuation framework set by the body, he said, adding: "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 United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre, an organization run by the British navy that helps protect commercial shipping in high-risk areas, said Thursday that a cargo vessel off Oman had been hit by an "unknown projectile," causing damage to its bridge. No casualties were reported, and the ship was not identified.
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