International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Domingues said the IMO has paused an evacuation plan for vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, launched earlier this week, after a reported attack today on a vessel off the Omani coast in the Gulf of Oman. A UK maritime agency reported the attack; the vessel was not operating under the IMO evacuation framework. Domingues said the pause will allow the IMO to reconfirm the evacuation list and verify that all vessels in the area have ne

International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Domingues said the IMO has paused an evacuation plan for vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, launched earlier this week, after a reported attack today on a vessel off the Omani coast in the Gulf of Oman. A UK maritime agency reported the attack; the vessel was not operating under the IMO evacuation framework. Domingues said the pause will allow the IMO to reconfirm the evacuation list and verify that all vessels in the area have necessary security protections.