The International Maritime Organization says seafarers remain "stranded on vessels unable to exit the Strait of Hormuz", and it describes its evacuation plan for those ships as "currently paused". The agency's list of confirmed incidents showed 134 confirmed incidents and 25 confirmed seafarer fatalities as of November 11, 2026.
The most recent confirmed incidents
The agency says its data on attacks on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman are compiled after validation with flag states, coastal states and verified third-party sources. Its list, as of November 11, 2026, carries eight entries dated in November. Each of the eight is described as damaged, and the list does not say who carried out any of them.
| Date | Ship | Location on the list |
|---|---|---|
| November 7 | Tarif | Strait of Hormuz |
| November 7 | Navig8 Macallister | 8 nautical miles northwest of Khasab, Oman |
| November 7 | Huda | 17 nautical miles from the coast of Oman |
| November 5 | Vieila | 16 nautical miles east of Khasab, Oman |
| November 4 | Velos Sapphire | 50 nautical miles north of Madinat ash Shamal, Qatar |
| November 3 | Grit | 14 nautical miles northeast of Lima, Oman |
| November 1 | Largo Atom | 72 nautical miles east of Ras Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia |
| November 1 | Selat Storm | Strait of Hormuz |
The list records one seafarer fatality on the Velos Sapphire. In a statement on the Council session published on November 6, 2026, the agency said its secretary-general highlighted that death as bringing "the number of confirmed casualties to 25 since the conflict in the Middle East began", and that it had verified at least 130 attacks against commercial vessels in the region.
What the agency's Council said in November
The Council of the International Maritime Organization met for its 138th session in London from November 2 to 6, 2026. According to the agency's summary, the Council "reiterated that vital shipping lanes should remain open, safe and secure" and called on member states to refrain from unlawful measures that would jeopardize the safety of seafarers and international shipping.
The same summary says thousands of seafarers are at risk, "including those on ships that have been unable to leave the Persian Gulf".
Ships that have not been able to leave
The agency dates the start of the current conflict in the Middle East to February 28, 2026. In a statement on August 28, 2026, Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said: "While some ships and their crews have been able to leave the Persian Gulf, up to 400 ships carrying around 6,000 seafarers have been unable to depart safely since the conflict began."
The agency built a voluntary evacuation plan for merchant ships confined in the Gulf region. On June 25, 2026, after an attack in the Gulf of Oman on a vessel that had passed through the strait, Dominguez said that "the evacuation plan will be paused until further clarity is obtained". The agency's Middle East page still describes the plan as "currently paused".
How many ships are passing through
There is no current daily count from the agency. Its transit data page says: "IMO no longer compiles data on daily ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz." The page shows average daily transits per month from March to September 2026 and says the figures are provided for general awareness only.
Where the official warnings are posted
The agency's Middle East page links to the warnings and advisories of United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, the Joint Maritime Information Center and the Maritime Security Center Indian Ocean, and to the NAVAREA IX warnings. It also notes that the traffic separation scheme in the strait, which sets the shipping lanes, was proposed by Iran and Oman and adopted by the agency in 1968.
This page will be updated at this address when the agency's incident list or its statements change.