UN data shows 57 ships sailed through Hormuz since 23 June
Some 57 ships carrying an estimated 1,100 seafarers have transited the Strait of Hormuz since 23 June under a United Nations evacuation plan launched this week, data from the UN's shipping agency showed on Thursday.
These are the first numbers to be released by the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the initiative, which will enable hundreds of ships with some 11,000 seafarers to leave the strait.
According to current IMO data, 12 ships sailed through during the morning of 25 June, 32 on 24 June and 13 on 23 June.
Cargo ships are pictured off the coast of the Khor Fakkan container terminal, the only natural deep-sea port in the region and one of the major container ports in the emirate of Sharjah, along the Gulf of Oman, on 19 June 2026 (AFP)