International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Dominguez said on the 26th that since the launch of the evacuation plan for stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz on the 23rd, approximately 2,500 seafarers from 115 ships have been evacuated from the Strait of Hormuz.
Dominguez said at an online press conference that day that according to preliminary statistics from the International Maritime Organization, this data covers the evacuation situation over three and a half days since the start of the evacuation operation.
The International Maritime Organization announced on the 23rd the launch of a plan to evacuate stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz area, with the recommended shipping lanes being the northern lane of the Strait of Hormuz on the Iranian side and the southern lane on the Omani side. The International Maritime Organization announced on the 25th that a ship was attacked in the Gulf of Oman that day, and the organization decided to suspend the evacuation operation for stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz to further confirm whether relevant security measures are still effective.
International shipping data shows that ships are still passing through the Strait of Hormuz after the suspension of the International Maritime Organization’s evacuation operation. When answering a related question from a Xinhua News Agency reporter, Dominguez said that Iran is still operating the northern lane, and the United States and others are also assisting in the navigation of the southern lane. He reminded ship operating companies to conduct risk assessments to decide whether to pass through the strait during the suspension of the evacuation operation.
He also said that the International Maritime Organization will only restart the evacuation operation after obtaining security guarantees that merchant ships will not be attacked.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore issued a statement on the 26th saying that a Singapore-flagged container cargo ship hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on the 25th suffered minor damage, and all 21 crew members on board are safe.
The statement said that the cargo ship named “Chang Yue” was hit by an unknown projectile in the bridge area while leaving the Strait of Hormuz. Currently, the ship has successfully traversed the Strait of Hormuz and is continuing its voyage. The statement also said there were no Singaporean nationals on board.
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore stated in the statement that the incident was unprovoked, unjustified, and violated international law. The statement said that all actions affecting international shipping must fully comply with international law, especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and must not endanger the safety of personnel and ships at sea.
U.S. President Trump on the 26th accused Iran of launching attack drones at ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, violating the ceasefire agreement. Late that same night, an explosion was heard in a southern Iranian port city, and the U.S. military subsequently confirmed it had carried out strikes against Iran. Conflict in the Strait of Hormuz reignited. On the morning of the 27th, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard issued a statement saying it had struck U.S. military positions in response to the attack on the coastal area. Disclaimer: This article is reproduced for the purpose of conveying more information. If there are errors in source attribution or infringement of your legitimate rights and interests, please contact this website with the relevant certificate of ownership, and we will promptly correct, delete it. Thank you.
