
IMO Secretary General Rules Out Hardening Merchant Ships Against Missiles
Asked at SMM whether shipping ought to reinforce vessels against missile and drone attack, the IMO Secretary General answered no, and repeated the call for ships to stay out of the Strait of Hormuz.

Two Filipino Seafarers Die Aboard the VLCC Sidr as the Hormuz Toll Reaches 18
Bahri's 300,759 dwt Sidr was hit by projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, killing two of the 16 Filipino crew and lifting the confirmed seafarer death toll to at least 18.

Nine Ships Struck in 24 Hours as Black Sea Grain War Escalates
Ukraine is reported to have struck as many as five bulkers around Novorossiysk while Russia claimed strikes on at least four ships, with one vessel abandoned after a drone attack set it on fire.

Chief Engineer Killed as Projectile Hits Bulker Off Oman Coast
One seafarer was killed when the Greek-managed bulker Minoan Dignity was struck by an unknown projectile half a nautical mile off Oman, at the western approach to the Strait of Hormuz.
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