FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin During prolonged periods of uncertainty, focusing on daily actions can help keep conditions on board safer, calmer and more manageable for everyone. Seafarers operating in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz are facing heightened physical danger alongside sustained psychological pressure, underscoring the urgent need to prioritize crew welfare as thousands remain effectively stranded on vessels in high-risk areas. Speaking in London to delegates attending LEG 113 (13–17 April), Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General of the IMO, also described the situation in the Strait of Hormuz as being of “grave concern.” RelatedNews Iran claims oil spill in the Gulf caused by tanker dump Melina Travlos highlights shipping’s role as a force of stability amidst tension var jnews_module_21370270_0_6a04596e4ef9b = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21370270","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"263,4346,1269,458,3309,1582,3314","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"