Qatar announced Sunday that all maritime activities are set to resume right away, according to a statement from the country’s Transport Ministry shared on X.
The announcement reverses a temporary advisory issued on June 29, which had called for the suspension of sailing and fishing vessels until further notice. Commercial shipping had been excluded from that earlier restriction.
In Sunday’s statement, the ministry called on all vessel operators and users to “abide by the maritime regulations and instructions in effect, to ensure the highest levels of safety and security for all trips.”
Qatar offered no explanation for why the original June 29 advisory was issued. However, it came just one day after the country announced that one of its citizens had been killed after suffering shrapnel injuries tied to what officials called “military operations in the region” — a death that followed the disappearance of the individual’s vessel.
