The UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has suspended its programme to escort ships and seafarers through the Strait of Hormuz after a cargo vessel reported a suspected attack near Oman, raising fresh concerns over maritime security.

While the waterway had effectively been blocked since the war began on February 28, maritime traffic has increased over the past week amid peace talks.

A U.S. official told The Associated Press that the vessel was hit by an Iranian drone.

A cargo ship was hit by a projectile close to Oman, testing a preliminary agreement to end the Iran war.

LONDON, June 25 (Reuters) - The United Nations’ shipping agency on Thursday paused an evacuation effort to get hundreds of stranded ships and thousands of seafarers out through…

U.N. maritime agency pauses plan to evacuate ships through the Strait of Hormuz after vessel attacked

Following a recent attack on a ship in the Gulf of Oman, the International Maritime Organization has temporarily suspended evacuations through the Strait of Hormuz. This pause…

DUBAI: A UN maritime agency has paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after the British military said a vessel was hit Thursday by a projectile off the coast…

The organization’s Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said he had been informed about Thursday’s attack on a vessel in the Gulf of Oman that passed through the Strait of Hormuz

The evacuation of around 11,000 mariners stranded by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz was suspended Thursday after an attack on a vessel in the Gulf of Oman, the International…

The UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) paused its program to shepherd ships and seafarers through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after a cargo ship reported a…

The UN International Maritime Organisation has paused its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel reported an attack, reigniting fears over a…

The evacuation of about 11,000 stranded mariners in the Strait of Hormuz has been paused after an attack on a ship in the Gulf of Oman.

Iran warns vessels to use only Tehran-approved routes as IMO halts Hormuz evacuation after ship struck.

The International Maritime Organization, a specialized United Nations agency, said Thursday it has temporarily paused its evacuation operation in and around the Strait of Hormuz…

International Maritime Organisation Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez says the group has suspended its evacuation plan for vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

The UN pauses its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after a vessel reports an attack.

International Maritime Organization says plan on hold until safety guarantees confirmed after projectile hits vessel

UN agency pauses evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after attack on vessel

The UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has suspended its programme to escort ships and seafarers through the Strait of Hormuz after a cargo vessel reported a suspected…

The cargo ship is hit close to Oman by a projectile, British navy agency UKMTO says, hours after Tehran warned vessels against taking routes that it had not approved