US EditionMideast War Traps 20,000 Seafarers, 15,000 Cruise Passengers in Gulf
The conflict has halted nearly all vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, impacting 20,000 seafarers and 15,000 passengers, with a 90% drop in oil tanker transits, IMO said.
- On March 5, Greek ships were confined to port by a 24-hour strike supporting crews stranded in the Gulf, with 10 Greek-flag ships and 85 Greek seafarers aboard among around 325 vessels linked to Greek interests.
- Regional military claims and attacks have closed the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran's Revolutionary Guards saying they control the corridor; since Saturday the IMO recorded seven incidents causing two deaths and seven injuries.
- Shipping groups halted bookings while maritime employers and unions raised risk classifications, as oil tanker transits through the Strait of Hormuz plunged 90 percent last week.
- Unions warned repatriation faces operational hurdles as the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation demanded immediate repatriation, while the Greek coastguard said crew counts on other vessels remain unclear; `You can't push a button and you immediately leave a vessel,` said Cotton.
- Arsenio Dominguez, IMO secretary general, said `IMO is ready to work with all stakeholders to help ensure the safety and well-being of the seafarers affected`, as the US Navy prepares to escort tankers amid rising prices at $78.88.
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20,000 seafarers, 15,000 cruise passengers stuck in Gulf
(UPDATE) AROUND 20,000 seafarers and 15,000 cruise ship passengers are stuck in the Gulf because of the Middle East war, the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) said Thursday.The shipping regulator’s secretary-general, Arsenio Dominguez, told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the “IMO is ready to work with all stakeholders to help ensure the safety and well-being of the seafarers affected.”The maritime sector said it had desi…
According to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), approximately 20,000 sailors and 15,000 cruise passengers are currently detained in the Persian Gulf.
The war in the Middle East is impacting the tourism sector, with flight cancellations and travel postponements, many cruises and sailors are also blocked.
Some “20,000 sailors and 15,000 passengers” are stranded in the Persian Gulf, said the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Arsenio Domínguez.
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (OMI), Arsenio Dominguez, informed the AFP news agency that some 20,000 seafarers and 15,000 passengers are detained in the Persian Gulf, as a consequence of the war in the Middle East and the paralysing of the Ormuz Desert. He follows: updates of the war in the Middle East in real-time Middle East Lei: Space missiles and 20 years of preparation; see what is known about the attack …
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Mideast war traps 20,000 seafarers, 15,000 cruise passengers in Gulf
Around 20,000 seafarers and 15,000 cruise ship passengers are stuck in the Gulf because of the Middle East war, the UN's International Maritime Organization told AFP on Thursday.
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