IMO / MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE

“Seafarers and merchant vessels must never become collateral victims of geopolitical tensions,” the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization said. IMO

• Video Length: 00:01:57
• Production Date: 13 May 2026
• Asset Language: Spanish
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION - IMO
• Subject Topical: MARITIME TRANSPORT; SAFETY REGULATIONS
• MAMS Id: 3571358
• Parent Id: 3571358
• Alternate Title: unifeed260513b

Description

STORY: IMO / MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE
TRT: 01:57
SOURCE: IMO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: SPANISH / NATS

DATELINE: 13 MAY 2026, LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, IMO plenary with Member States 
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Arsenio Dominguez, Secretary-General, IMO:
“The fundamental principles are clear and unquestionable: freedom of navigation must be respected; the safety of seafarers and ships must be ensured; and seafarers and merchant vessels must never become collateral victims of geopolitical tensions. These principles must translate into action.”
3. Various shots, IMO plenary with Member States

FILE – 2025, SINGAPORE
4. Various shots, ships 
 

Storyline

“Seafarers and merchant vessels must never become collateral victims of geopolitical tensions,” the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization said.

Opening the Maritime Safety Committee's session in London today (13 May), Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization Arsenio Dominguez said, “The fundamental principles are clear and unquestionable: freedom of navigation must be respected; the safety of seafarers and ships must be ensured; and seafarers and merchant vessels must never become collateral victims of geopolitical tensions.”
He concluded, “These principles must translate into action.”

The Maritime Safety Committee is meeting from 13 to 22 May 2026.