UN maritime head says 6,000 seafarers 'remain stranded' in Gulf

Middle East Eye · July 8, 2026 War

UN maritime head says 6,000 seafarers 'remain stranded' in Gulf Arsenio Domingue, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization called for "maximum restraint and de-escalation". "I condemn the attacks over the past two days against several ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz," he said in a statement after US President Trump said the ceasefire with Iran was over. "These reckless attacks have again placed innocent seafarers in grave danger.

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