At least 20 seafarers or port workers have been killed in 68 maritime incidents in and near the Gulf since February.
Open Claimed by United Nations on 25 August 2026.
The statement
The International Maritime Organization said it had confirmed 68 incidents in the Gulf and nearby waters in six months of war, one every 2.6 days, with at least 20 seafarers or port workers killed, 35 wounded and one missing. About half involved tankers; UKMTO classifies 47 as attacks.
- Count Times of Israel
Verdict history
| When | From | To | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-30 18:00 UTC | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-25 | Checked in the one-time pass of 30 Oct 2026: still open. The record's only counts of seafarer deaths are the IMO's own (ev-20261027-0ev8 gives 70 incidents and 19 seafarer deaths as of 26 August; ev-20261027-dfjw gives 22 by 15 September), so they cannot count for the IMO's claim, and no independent tally matches its scope. Next check on the ladder from 2026-08-25 (7 days, 30 days, then quarterly). |
Cite or reuse
The War Record, claim cl-20261027-8j0e, revision 2, https://thewarrecord.com/claims/cl-20261027-8j0e/