Tired and worried, seafarers have been stranded in the Persian Gulf for weeks
Indian Capt. Rahul Dhar and his crew have been stranded on their tanker in the Persian Gulf for about eight weeks as the Iran war dragged on, with around 20,000 seafarers stuck in the Gulf. A shaky ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran has brought a sense of hope, but there is still no clear end to the war.
Indian Capt. Rahul Dhar and his crew have been stranded on their tanker in the Persian Gulf for about eight weeks. The crew's morale is holding, but the strain is showing as they watched drones and missiles explode near their ship. Around 20,000 seafarers on hundreds of vessels are stuck in the Gulf, unable to cross the Strait of Hormuz. Normally, about a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas transits the waterway. Dozens of ships have come under attack since the war started, and the U.N. says at least 10 seafarers were killed. India's shipping ministry said at least 2,680 sailors had been evacuated since the conflict began.
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