No safe passage: Strait of Hormuz remains highly volatile
No commercial justification for risking seafarers' lives, says IMO Secretary-General.
Seafarer safety must remain the overriding priority at all times.
Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mr. Arsenio Dominguez issued the following statement:
"I am increasingly concerned by reports that vessels continue to attempt to transit the Strait of Hormuz without any credible security guarantees, despite well‑established risks and the fact that seafarers have already been killed, injured and others detained in recent incidents.
My primary concern is for the safety and lives of the seafarers being placed in these situations. They must not be exposed to conditions where the risks are known, significant, and clearly beyond mitigation. The current situation remains highly volatile, with no reliable security assurances in place. Under such circumstances, safe passage cannot be considered to exist.
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