Maersk says 1 of its ships passed through strait under US military protection

Danish shipping company Maersk said Monday that a U.S.-flagged vessel has exited the Persian Gulf after transiting the Strait of Hormuz under U.S. military protection. The Alliance Fairfax, operated by the company’s Farrell Lines subsidiary, had been stranded in the Gulf since the conflict with Iran erupted on Feb. 28 and unable to depart because…