Evacuation plan through Hormuz for stranded ships in Gulf underway, UN agency say

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An evacuation plan is being implemented to allow hundreds of ships stranded in the Gulf, with about 11,000 seafarers, to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire agreement between Iran and the U.S., according to the UN shipping agency.

LONDON, June 23 - An evacuation plan to enable hundreds of ships with some 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf to sail through the Strait of Hormuz is underway after Iran and the U.S. reached a ceasefire deal, the United Nations' shipping agency said on Tuesday.