Day of the Seafarer 2026: Carrying world trade. Carrying the risks.
Working together to evacuate 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf.
Day of the Seafarer is observed globally on 25 June each year.
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 on 25 June, provides an opportunity to recognise the essential role of seafarers in global trade and the risks they bear in sustaining it.
This year, IMO is highlighting the challenges faced by mariners who navigate through regions affected by conflict and insecurity. This includes the risks they take as well as the resilience they demonstrate in keeping world trad
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