IMO: 6,000 seafarers stranded on 400 ships in Strait of Hormuz
The International Maritime Organization says around 6,000 crew members remain trapped on 400 vessels in the Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) reports that approximately 6,000 seafarers are currently stranded on 400 vessels located in the Strait of Hormuz since the onset of the Iran war on February 28. The IMO has called upon all member states to ensure unimpeded navigation in the strait. Axios sources indicate that between 20 and 30 tankers traverse the southern passage of the Strait of Hormuz nightly, transporting between 9 and 10 million barrels of oil.
Additionally, around 200 objects resembling mines have been cleared from the primary channel, although only 11 were confirmed to be genuine mines. Iranian assaults have impacted merely 2% of ships passing through Hormuz in the previous month. According to Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM), the international routes in Hormuz are currently devoid of Iranian naval mines.
CENTCOM aims to boost daily ship transits through Hormuz to 50 by mid-September, with the objective of resuming oil exports through the strait at 60-70% of pre-war levels.
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