The Small U.K. Agency That’s a 911 for Ships in the Strait of Hormuz
At a military base outside Portsmouth, England, a 24-hour service monitors the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and part of the Indian Ocean, responding to distress calls. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Ships and Shipping
Topics: calls, distress, responding, Ocean, Indian, Persian, monitors, service, 24-hour, England, Portsmouth, outside, military, Hormuz, Strait, Ships, That’s, Agency, Small
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/world/europe/ukmto-shipping-strait-hormuz.html