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Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026. Atta Keanre, AFP

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17876304113891787630410821.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026. Atta Keanre, AFP </span></span></span></div><p>The Strait of Hormuz has been the main focus of the six-month war between Iran and the US and Israel, with many commercial vessels targeted in the vital conduit for oil and gas shipments.</p><p>In total, 68 incidents have been confirmed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the Gulf and neighboring bodies of water, the equivalent of one every 2.6 days.</p><p>Across all incidents, at least 20 seafarers or port workers were reported killed, 35 wounded and one missing, the UN maritime agency said.</p><p>About half of the incidents have involved tankers, 20 percent container ships and 15 percent bulk carriers.</p><p>The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) classified 47 of the incidents as attacks.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/8/14/uae-condemns-iranian-attack-on-two-vessels-in-hormuz-strait-0737">UAE condemns Iranian attack on two vessels in Hormuz strait </a></div><p>Liberia-flagged vessels have been most affected, being involved in 13 incidents, followed by 10 vessels each from Panama and the Marshall Islands.</p><p>Iran-flagged vessels were reported as being involved in four incidents.</p><p>The rate of incidents has ebbed and flowed during the various phases of the war.</p><p>From the outbreak of war at the end of February until an agreement establishing a framework for peace talks was struck in mid-June, an incident was reported on average once every 2.3 days.</p><p>Incidents during this period accounted for 16 of the deaths and 19 of the injuries, and were recorded throughout the Gulf -- both east and west of Hormuz, and off the coasts of Iraq, Iran, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab Emirates.</p><p>As peace talks continued, until around July 7, that rate halved to one incident every 4.6 days, on average.</p><p>No seafarers or other workers were reported killed, missing or injured during this period.</p><p>Four of the five incidents during this period were clustered off the Omani coast around the strait&#x27;s narrowest point, along a route not authorized by Iranian authorities.</p><p>Iran, which hopes to retain control of the Hormuz after the war and charge fees for passage, had warned vessels against taking the alternative route.</p><p>Since talks collapsed, the rate has climbed almost back to pre-talks levels, with an incident recorded on average every 2.8 days.</p><p>Four seafarers or workers have been killed, 16 injured and one reported missing as a result.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/8/11/oil-prices-rise-further-as-hopes-for-hormuz-deal-fade-1508">Oil prices rise further as hopes for Hormuz deal fade </a>  </div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I4XRTxA_Aek?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Strait of Hormuz has been the main focus of the six-month war between Iran and the US and Israel, with many commercial vessels targeted in the vital conduit for oil and gas shipments.</p>

The Strait of Hormuz has been the main focus of the six-month war between Iran and the US and Israel, with many commercial vessels targeted in the vital conduit for oil and gas shipments.

Six months of war: 20 dead in 68 incidents near Hormuz, IMO says

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Six months of war: 20 dead in 68 incidents near Hormuz, IMO says

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Published August 25, 2026 12:18 PM PHT

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