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Shortages of global seafarers may worsen

The International Maritime Organization and others have called for a safe corridor for commercial vessels in the strait. Most ships are still unable to pass through.
Iran has said the strait is open to vessels it does not consider hostile and has demanded tolls for passage. Reports also alleged mines were placed in the waterway, and Trump said the U.S. was clearing
them and would “shoot and kill” boats laying mines.

Under heightened risks of mines and attacks, “there is no safe transit anywhere in the Strait of Hormuz,” said IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez.

Multiple crises in recent years — including COVID-19, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and attacks in the Red Sea — have already left many seafarers stranded at sea. Shipping executives warn the situation could worsen global crew shortages.