There are 800 ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz. IMO Secretary-General: The top priority is to ensure the safe evacuation of seafarers.

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The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is formulating evacuation plans for hundreds of ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, but the implementation of the plan depends on the conflict ending and the confirmation that there is no mine threat in the channel.

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez stated during a break at Singapore Maritime Week on Tuesday that currently about 800 ships are stranded in the Persian Gulf, and traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has nearly come to a halt since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran.

He emphasized that the core of the evacuation plan is humanitarian in nature, prioritizing the safety of seafarers rather than cargo or commercial interests. However, the two-week ceasefire agreement is about to expire, and there is still significant uncertainty regarding the situation.

The scale of the port congestion is enormous, compounded by the blockade initiated by the US last week, which aims to cut off Iran's sources of wartime income, further intensifying the shipping crisis.

Evacuation Plan Prioritizes Humanitarian Principles

Dominguez clearly listed the necessary conditions for the evacuation plan to proceed: the conflict must have ended, threats to ships must have been eliminated, and mine-sweeping operations in the area must be completed.

Regarding specific details of the evacuation plan, Dominguez revealed that the ships will be sorted according to their departure sequence, with one important reference being the length of time the crews have been stranded. The route will follow the existing traffic separation scheme (which was jointly proposed by Iran and Oman and formally established by the IMO in 1968).

Dominguez particularly emphasized the humanitarian nature of the evacuation. "This is about the seafarers, it's about people," he said. "Once we start focusing on cargo, assets, or raw materials, this cannot move forward."

The council's decision is very clear: this is a humanitarian corridor intended to evacuate seafarers from the region."

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