IMO Secretary-General Condemns Seafarer Deaths in Strait of Hormuz, Calls for Protection of Global Shipping Crews
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, has condemned the recent deaths of seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz, warning that attacks on commercial vessels threaten global shipping and the safety of maritime workers.
In an official statement issued after a deadly maritime incident on 6 March 2026, the IMO Secretary-General said he was “alarmed and deeply saddened” by reports that at least four seafarers were killed and three others severely injured following an attack on a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
