UN maritime head urges halt to Hormuz transit to protect seafarers

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The International Maritime Organization urged halting transit through the Strait of Hormuz to protect nearly 6,000 seafarers stranded amid escalating attacks between the US and Iran. The naval tensions pose a serious risk to maritime safety and global shipping.

The head of the International Maritime Organization said Wednesday the 6,000 seafarers still stranded in the Gulf must not be put in unnecessary danger by crossing the Strait of Hormuz amid fresh US-Iran attacks. Dominguez said the "attacks further intensify the fear, uncertainty and psychological strain already being endured by the nearly 6,000 seafarers who remain stranded on board vessels unable to depart" the Gulf safely.