India, June 24 -- The UN agency regulating global shipping has announced that it will begin implementing an evacuation plan for more than 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz for months due to the Middle East war.

The International Maritime Organization announced on Tuesday that the large-scale operation will be carried out in cooperation with Iran, Oman and other coastal nations in the region, the United States and the maritime industry.

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