evacuation<\/a> plan for hundreds of vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf following more than seven weeks of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the body\u2019s Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said.<\/p>\nSpeaking at a maritime conference in Singapore on April 21, Dominguez noted that the plan would only be implemented once clear signs of de-escalation emerge.<\/p>\n
He said discussions are underway on key details, including the order in which ships would depart, based on how long their crews have been stranded, among other considerations.<\/p>\n
According to Dominguez, any movement would take place through the established Traffic Separation Scheme, a route proposed by Iran and Oman and adopted by the IMO in 1968. He also noted that Iran has recently put in place a system involving designated coastal routes and, in some cases, payment requirements.<\/p>\n
Around 20,000 seafarers and 2,000 ships have been stranded in the waterway since U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran on Fe. 28 that triggered the war.<\/p>\n
Around one-fifth of the world’s crude and liquefied natural gas normally passes through the strait.<\/p>\n
Dominguez said that stranded sailors were suffering from stress and fatigue.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to know everything that they’re going through,” he said.<\/p>\n
Dominguez urged shipping companies to provide remote support to the sailors on areas like mental health.<\/p>\n
He said some countries have established round-the-clock helplines for the seafarers, while others have been providing them with food.<\/p>\n
But more could be done on a personal level, such as proactively reaching out to sailors to listen to them so they feel less isolated.<\/p>\n
Shipping remained curtailed on the strait as the United States and Iran both warned they were ready for war, while the clock ticked down on a ceasefire set to expire on April 22.<\/p>\n
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