The United Nations calls for relief for 20,000 sailors stranded due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
The head of the United Nations Maritime Affairs Agency called on Tuesday for the provision of aid to about 20,000 sailors stranded due to the closure of Oil.
In a speech he delivered during a maritime conference in Singapore, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Arsenio Dominguez, warned that sailors are suffering from extreme levels of stress and exhaustion.
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Dominguez explained that some countries have provided sailors with 24-hour help lines, while other countries provide them with food.
But he He saw that more could be done on the personal level, such as:"Providing them with Wi-Fi service so that they can communicate with their families and reassure them"
Maritime traffic has stopped again since Monday in the Strait of Hormuz. While Iranian ships continue to test the American blockade, Tehran on Saturday retracted its decision to reopen this sea lane, which fueled tension with the United States ahead of the end of the ceasefire, which was supposed to expire on Tuesday night, Wednesday, Tehran time.
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