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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Cruise ships escape through Strait of Hormuz and will carry passengers within weeks

On course: MSC Euribia has left Dubai and is sailing to Kiel in Germany to resume cruises - (MSC Cruises)

All six cruise ships that had been stranded in Dubai since the start of the Iran war have been able to clear the Strait of Hormuz and are set to resume passenger sailings within weeks.

Within hours of the first US-Israeli attack on Iran on 28 February, Tehran dispatched missiles and drones laden with explosives at key economic infrastructure in the Gulf states. Six cruise ships were operating in the region at the time.

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