At Least 25 Seafarers Killed In Strait Of Hormuz Since War Began Says IMO
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN agency for shipping, said that no fewer than 25 seafarers have lost their lives around the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Iran war started on February 28.
The figure was revealed after the IMO Council, which has 40 member states, ended its five-day meeting on November 6, 2026.
Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said that seafarers are still being killed and seriously injured, while others are abandoned and kept away from their homes.
The most recent death was of a crew member on the tanker Velos Sapphire that came under attack on November 5, as per reports.
Reports further said there were 130 attacks on commercial ships in the region until now; however, nothing was told about how many seafarers got injured or went missing.
The count stood at 22 in mid-September, as informed by the IMO then.
Sources: IMO (via TASS, APA, Trend), reports on the Velos Sapphire attack
Seafarers in the thousands remain trapped in the Persian Gulf. The IMO had earlier put the number at around 20,000, but no new figure has been given.
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