FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Seafarers operating in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz are facing heightened physical danger alongside sustained psychological pressure, reinforcing the urgent need to prioritize crew welfare above all else. The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, has strongly condemned attacks on merchant shipping, stressing that violence against innocent seafarers is “totally unacceptable.” Recent incidents have already resulted in fatalities and serious injuries, underlining the real and immediate risks faced by crews transiting these waters. RelatedNews Iraq and Pakistan strike deal with Iran to move oil and gas through Hormuz Iran expands its operational area in Hormuz var jnews_module_21368454_0_6a04e32ee3177 = {"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":"21368454","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4346,2468,2647,4081,3314","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,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ad