# UN maritime agency says 25 sailors have died in Strait of Hormuz since Feb. 28

https://mins.news/en/item/133259

- TASS, 2026-11-06 23:57 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2214123

> The UN’s International Maritime Organization says at least 25 sailors have died in the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Iran conflict, with 130 attacks on commercial vessels reported in the region and thousands of sailors stranded in the Persian Gulf. Its members urged states to avoid unlawful actions endangering seafarers and shipping, while the agency’s chief pledged measures to limit further deaths and humanitarian harm.

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