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6,000 sailors stranded in Gulf due to Strait blockade
The International Maritime Organization has confirmed that approximately 6,000 sailors aboard around 400 ships remain stranded in the Arabian Gulf, unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz due to tensions between Iran and the United States that began after the strikes carried out by Washington and Israel on Iran in late February 2026. These tensions have led to Iranian attacks and disruptions in maritime traffic. The escalation has resulted in the death of 19 sailors in more than 70 attacks on commercial vessels, although the number of stranded sailors was much higher at the start of the crisis. The organization pointed out that disrupting traffic through the strait affects global supply chains for fuels, fertilizers, and other goods, and threatens the global economy. Notably, the strait is the largest passage for oil transportation, with about 20 million barrels passing through daily before the escalation; however, this volume decreased to an average of 4.9 million barrels per day in the second quarter of 2026 due to the crisis. The organization called for renewed international efforts to restore free and safe maritime navigation, emphasizing the importance of political and logistical cooperation to resolve the crisis and restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
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