Canadian broadsheet; cites five Western maritime security sources on clearance timeline
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The Globe and Mail · Canada · IMO estimates 80 mines block Hormuz's historic shipping lane as clearance operations begin
Citing five Western maritime security sources, The Globe and Mail reported mine-clearance operations could take 40 to 50 days before insurance, shipping, and oil companies are confident enough to transit the historic channel. The methodical nature of sonar sweeping, mine identification and neutralisation means the timeline cannot be accelerated by political will alone.
“Mine clearance in Hormuz could take 40 to 50 days, five Western maritime security sources say, as the process cannot be accelerated by political will.”