IMO: 25 seafarers killed in the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the Iran war
The International Maritime Organization has said the number of seafarers killed in the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the war involving Iran stands at 25.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said on November 6 that 25 seafarers have been killed in the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the Iran war.
In early March it was reported that at least 6 seafarers had been killed in the strait. On May 13, 2026, the UN said 38 attacks on ships had been recorded in the Persian Gulf and that 11 seafarers had died in those attacks.
On November 5, an explosion on a tanker carrying petroleum products and owned by a Greek company in the Persian Gulf killed one of its crew members.
The International Maritime Organization is the UN's specialised agency for shipping and is headquartered in London. Its Secretary-General, Arsenio Dominguez, had earlier called the deaths of seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz unacceptable. In April, the organisation called for diplomatic steps to evacuate around 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf.
The Strait of Hormuz connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the open sea, and a significant share of the world's seaborne oil passes through it.
