International Maritime Organization to Hold Emergency Talks on Strait of Hormuz — Meanwhile Liepāja Port Still Debating Ship Parking Rules

Six countries have requested emergency talks in London regarding the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed since the US and Israeli attack on Iran. Oil prices have exceeded $100 per barrel, which in Riga means gasoline will become even more expensive, but in Liepāja we already walk or take the tram anyway.

While tankers are burning worldwide and Trump announces stopping the Islamic republic empire, the main problem at Liepāja port is still that ships park too long and disturb others. As port worker Zenta says: 'We have an emergency situation here every day — either the wind is too strong, or some ship gets stuck in the sand.'

Particularly ironic is that the International Maritime Organization is holding talks in London about global maritime problems, but our Liepāja museum has the entire history of how we've been solving such problems for centuries — we simply wait until the wind calms down and the sea becomes quieter.

Let the Strait of Hormuz stay closed — all our money already goes to trips to Riga for documents anyway, so oil prices don't really affect our quality of life. Besides, if world shipping stops, maybe someone will finally notice our port and realize that interesting things can happen in the Baltic Sea too.