In the Persian Gulf, 400 ships and 6,000 sailors are stranded due to the conflict
Six months after the start of the conflict in the Middle East, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz remains unresolved. About 400 ships and nearly 6,000 sailors remain in the Persian Gulf, unable to safely leave the region.
According to the head of the IMO, six months after the start of the conflict in the Middle East, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz remains uncertain.
“Thousands of seafarers in the region continue to live and work under conditions of heightened risk and uncertainty. Although some vessels and their crews have been able to leave the Persian Gulf, up to 400 vessels carrying about 6,000 seafarers have been unable to sail away safely since the start of the conflict,” Dominguez said.
He added that the consequences of this crisis are serious in both the short and long term. Disruptions to vital supply chains for fuel, fertilizers, and other goods have repercussions for communities and economies around the world.
In July, the IMO Council adopted a resolution on the protection of vital sea lanes, in which it reaffirmed that the right of transit passage through straits used for international navigation cannot be threatened, restricted, denied, impeded, disrupted, or suspended.
“I call on all Member States and the shipping industry to cooperate with the IMO and the broader United Nations system to promote practical solutions for restoring freedom of navigation through the straits. The deterioration of maritime security worldwide—from the Black Sea to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden—harms us all,” Dominguez emphasized, adding that this is particularly distressing for the thousands of innocent seafarers who have suffered as a result.
This was stated by Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO).
The role of the Persian Gulf in global fertilizer and gas exports.
We also reported that Iranian authorities stated that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will never return to its pre-war state.
