US EditionCountries propose safe corridor to free 20,000 seafarers stranded in Gulf
The corridor aims to protect lives and enable safe evacuation of 20,000 stranded seafarers amid threats to ships in the Gulf, the UN's International Maritime Organization said.
- On Wednesday at the IMO governing council meeting in London, the UN's International Maritime Organization proposed a safe maritime corridor to free about 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf.
- Tehran's threats to vessels spurred international concern as hundreds of vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz and at least seven merchant sailors were killed, prompting calls for de-escalation.
- Submitted by Bahrain, Japan, Panama, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, the proposal backed by the United States aims to create a safe maritime corridor framework to protect seafarers.
- With energy stakes high, NATO countries are examining responses while the U.S. urges allies to help police the Strait of Hormuz, which carries a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas.
- The IMO Council continues on Thursday, with Iran submitting a paper saying it provides humanitarian assistance in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz.
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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) estimates that 3,200 vessels and 20,000 sailors are patient near the Strait of Ormuz. This "safe maritime corridor" would facilitate their evacuation.
In the face of the Persian blockade of the sea lanes, the United Nations body is looking at a solution to evacuate thousands of ships and immobilized sailors. The International Maritime Organization could adopt a resolution this Thursday to establish a protected sea passage in the Persian Gulf. This initiative, carried by several Member States, responds to the forced immobilization of ships and sailors in the Gulf. [...] L的OMI article envisages …
Ormuz: the idea of a secure maritime corridor in front of the UN maritime agency Admin FCE 19 Mar 2026 - 03:55 The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is about to ask on Thursday, unless surprised, for a secure maritime corridor to evacuate ships blocked in the Gulf by the war in the Middle East, on the second day of a crisis summit in London.The IMO, the United Nations body responsible for security at sea, estimates that 20,000 sailors ar…
A proposal by the United Nations Maritime Agency presented this Thursday calls for the creation of a secure maritime corridor to “free” about 20,000 seafarers detained in the Persian Gulf due to the war in Iran. Hundreds of ships are anchored after Iran's warnings about attacks against ships attempting to leave the Gulf by the Hormuz Strait. The proposal presented by Bahrain, Japan, Panama, Singapore and United Arab Emirates and supported by the…
The warning from the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization was made at an emergency meeting in London; Arsenio Dominguez requests that shipping companies not send vessels through conflict zones. Source of original article: United Nations / Nações Unidas (news.un.org). Photo credit: UN. The content of this article does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the United Nations.
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