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UN maritime body starts enacting plan to move sailors out of Gulf
Key takeaways
- Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, will be able to move under a United Nations plan.
- The UN's maritime agency says it will begin evacuating more than 11,000 sailors stranded by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Crossings have begun rising in the waterway since the US and Iran signed a preliminary ceasefire deal last week.
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Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, will be able to move under a United Nations plan. (Reuters: Stringer)
The UN's maritime agency says it will begin evacuating more than 11,000 sailors stranded by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Crossings have begun rising in the waterway since the US and Iran signed a preliminary ceasefire deal last week.
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