Greece and Britain have suggested their service provider transport fleets to keep away from crusing by way of the Gulf of Aden and to log all voyages by way of the Strait of Hormuz following Israel’s assaults on Iran, paperwork seen by Reuters confirmed.
Greek ship homeowners had been urged to ship particulars of their vessels crusing by way of the Strait of Hormuz to Greece’s maritime ministry, in response to one of many paperwork issued by Greece’s transport affiliation, which was despatched on Friday.
“Because of developments within the Center East and the escalation of navy actions within the wider area, the (Greek) Ministry of Transport … urgently calls on transport firms to ship … the main points of Greek-owned ships which can be crusing within the maritime space of the Strait of Hormuz,” the doc mentioned.
All UK-flagged vessels, which embrace the Gibraltar, Bermuda and Isle of Man ‘purple ensign’ registries, had been suggested to keep away from crusing by way of the southern Crimson Sea and the Gulf of Aden, a separate doc issued by the UK’s transport ministry mentioned.
If crusing by way of these areas, vessels should adhere to their highest stage of safety measures and restrict the variety of crew on deck throughout voyages, mentioned the advisory, seen by Reuters.
The European Union’s naval mission within the Crimson Sea, Aspides, is constant operations as regular however is monitoring developments within the area, an Aspides official informed Reuters.
