25 June – Day of the Seafarer: Carrying world trade. Carrying the risks
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On the Day of the Seafarer, efforts to evacuate 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf spotlight the risks faced by maritime workers amid rising geopolitical tensions in strategic waterways like the Strait of Hormuz, Black Sea, Sea of Azov, and Red Sea. These tensions underline the critical role of seafarers in global trade amid complex security threats.
Working together to evacuate 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf. Heightened geopolitical tensions, including the evolving situations in the Strait of Hormuz, the Black Sea and the Sea of Asov, and the Red Sea region, have highlighted the increasing complexity and risk seafarers endure every day. The Day of the Seafarer, observed internationally each year ...