57 ships sailed through Hormuz since June 23 under UN evacuation scheme

Published June 25, 2026 Updated June 25, 2026 03:15pm

Some ⁠57 ⁠ships carrying an estimated 1,100 seafarers have transited ⁠the Strait of Hormuz since June 23 ⁠under a United Nations (UN) evacuation plan launched this week, data released from the ‌UN’s shipping agency shows, Al Jazeera reports.

These are the first numbers to be released by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) ⁠for the initiative, ⁠which it is hoped 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 June ‌25, 32 on June 24 and 13 ‌on June ‌23.

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