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Casualties Among Iranian Seafarers
Breakdown of civilian seafarer deaths reported by the Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate.
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EXCLUSIVEThe Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate has blamed US and Israeli attacks on Iran’s ports and commerical fleet for civilian deaths.At least 44 Iranian seafarers have been killed and 29 injured since the start of the United States-Israeli war on Iran, according to the head of Iran’s merchant marine union.The list of fatalities includes 22 civilian sailors, 16 fishermen and six dock workers killed between February 28 and April 1, Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate General-Secretary Saman Rezaei told Al Jazeera on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Why is piracy rising off Somalia again — and is the Iran war responsible?list 2 of 4On May Day, Gaza’s workers find whatever source of income they canlist 3 of 4What do Ukraine’s robot soldiers mean for the future of warfare?list 4 of 4Russia hammers targets across Ukraine overnightend of listAl Jazeera could not independently verify the list of deaths, which Rezaei said were collected by Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization and members of his union. The deaths do not include members of Iran’s navy who were killed by US and Israeli forces, he said.Rezaei submitted his findings in several letters of complaint to the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) during March and April, where he attributed the deaths to “attacks by US and Israeli armies on Iranian ports and commercial fleets” across Iran’s territorial waters and the Gulf. His letters state that at least 29 Iranian seafarers have also been injured and nine are missing.The Iranian Merchant Mariners Syndicate is affiliated with the International Transportation Workers’ Federation (ITF) and represents workers during negotiations with Iranian shipping companies. Since the war began, it has also offered humanitarian, medical and repatriation assistance to stranded seafarers.“The humanitarian crisis is affecting all seafarers in the Persian Gulf, including the crews of Iranian-flagged ships. However, they [Iranian seafarers] face a unique and terrifying set of pressures,” Rezaei told Al Jazeera on Friday.He said seafarers were not only concerned about supplies running low, but also faced “severe psychological distress” after spending 60 days trapped in a war zone spanning the Gulf to the Indian Ocean.US and Israeli forces have carried out more than 3,000 air strikes across Iran since February 28, according to the independent conflict monitor Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), while Iran carried out nearly 1,600 retal...
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Tired and worried, seafarers have been stranded in the Persian Gulf for ...
Dozens of ships have come under attack since the war started, and the U.N. says at least 10 seafarers were killed. Even as U.S. President Donald Trump last week extended the ceasefire indefinitely, the U.S. kept the blockade of Iranian ports. In response, Iran fired on ships in the strait and seized two.
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