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Following the announcement on June 23 by the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Omani government regarding a temporary southern corridor for evacuating ships and seafarers stuck in the Persian Gulf, commercial shipping started to actively utilize this route to and from the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday.
Oman has permitted the building of a road along its coast, to the south of the international pathway that traverses the central section of the strait and may be mined. A second route operates north of international shipping lanes, close to the Iranian coast, where local authorities asserted control soon after the US and Israel initiated military operations against Iran.
As reported by CBS News, the ships transiting near the coast of Oman on June 24 comprised both cargo vessels and oil tankers. A minimum of 24 ships navigated the path close to Oman with their Automatic Identification System (AIS) on, whereas an additional 15 took the Northern Corridor, likely coordinating their movements with Iranian officials.
On June 22, the IMO declared the commencement of the evacuation for 11,000 stranded sailors in the Persian Gulf. The IMO states that it will require several weeks to evacuate the crews from around 600 ships situated there.
The Financial Times, referencing satellite information from the European Space Agency, stated that over 440 sizable oil tankers have gathered in the Strait of Hormuz, pending transit.
source: cbsnews.com
Oman has permitted the building of a road along its coast, to the south of the international pathway that traverses the central section of the strait and may be mined. A second route operates north of international shipping lanes, close to the Iranian coast, where local authorities asserted control soon after the US and Israel initiated military operations against Iran.
As reported by CBS News, the ships transiting near the coast of Oman on June 24 comprised both cargo vessels and oil tankers. A minimum of 24 ships navigated the path close to Oman with their Automatic Identification System (AIS) on, whereas an additional 15 took the Northern Corridor, likely coordinating their movements with Iranian officials.
On June 22, the IMO declared the commencement of the evacuation for 11,000 stranded sailors in the Persian Gulf. The IMO states that it will require several weeks to evacuate the crews from around 600 ships situated there.
The Financial Times, referencing satellite information from the European Space Agency, stated that over 440 sizable oil tankers have gathered in the Strait of Hormuz, pending transit.
source: cbsnews.com