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The head of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, called for an end to such reckless actions and for the ships and sailors to be released immediately.
His comments come after seizures by Iran and the US. Earlier in the day, Iran said it had seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz and was targeting another, which it said was "now disabled off the coast of Iran". On Sunday, US President Donald Trump said US forces had shot down and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that was trying to bypass a US blockade in the Gulf of Oman.
" The situation in the region remains extremely volatile. I cannot understand why companies would take risks and endanger the lives of seafarers," Dominguez said.
The IMO chief said that as a result of the dangers, nearly 20,000 seafarers were stranded in the Persian Gulf, unable to return home. He recounted a conversation with one seafarer who finally managed to leave.
"He described the constant pressure of missiles overhead, the danger of falling debris hitting the ship, the need to ration supplies, and the difficulty of keeping his family informed of his situation ," Dominguez said.
The International Transport Workers' Federation said it has received almost 2,000 requests for assistance from seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf and their families since the start of the war.
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