All of thevessels have been given 90 days notice that they will be removed from thecountry’s ship registry due to international sanctions and safety concerns,Reuters reports.
A letterfrom the Hong Kong government's marine department explains the action is beingtaken to safeguard the quality of ships flying the flag.
The world’stop classification societies have pulled out of Iran and the Korean Register hassaid it will stop surveying and auditing the IRISL ships from the start of nextyear.
