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ITF: Seafarers in Persian Gulf now rationing food
OUTBOUND oil tankers are no longer just the vessels trapped in the ongoing war in the Middle East. Last Monday, the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) reported that food and water provisions are no longer coming in with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, leaving seafarers rationing their supplies. "We have been receiving text messages from seafarers saying we're running ...
The Sailors Stranded in the Persian Gulf - The New York Times
AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.‘The Fear Doesn’t Go Away’: The Merchant Seamen Stuck in the Persian GulfThousands of civilian sailors have been stranded for more than a month in waters surrounded by a conflict zone because of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.Listen · 5:47 min Almost 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf, according to the International Maritime Organization, as Iran has effectively blocked the exit through the Strait of Hormuz.Credit...Altaf Qadri/Associated PressApril 1, 2026The gas tanker had been marooned in the Persian Gulf for more than two weeks when its crew saw missiles rain down on a target only a dozen or so nautical miles away.It was the Iranian attack last month on the Ras Laffan terminal in Qatar, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas facility. The night sky lit up with explosions and the tanker’s crew braced for debris.“The first thing that came to my mind was my family, what would happen to them if something happened to me, since I am the breadwinner,” said K.R., a sailor who saw the strikes from the deck of the tanker and spoke over the Messenger app from his ship. He asked to be identified only by his initials, and that his employer and vessel not be named, for fear of losing his job.He is one of almost 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf, according to the International Maritime Organization, as Iran has effectively blocked the exit through the Strait of Hormuz. Nearly 7,300 of those are Filipino, the Philippine government said last month, a sign of how the nation supplies a substantial portion of the world’s cargo ships, and how reliant it is on citizens working overseas and sending money back home.K.R. spends his days painting and chipping rust on the outer hull of the tanker he is on. He said he is in daily contact on Messenger with his parents and younger sister. His ship was scheduled to sail through the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 28 — the day the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran — but got stuck in the waters of the Gulf instead. The crew has enough food supplies to last through April, and has no indication of when they will be able to sail to safer waters.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while ...
Stranded Crews in Persian Gulf Plead for Aid Amid Shortages
Over 20,000 seafarers on 2,000 ships are marooned in the Persian Gulf, facing dwindling food and freshwater supplies and pleading for help.
20,000 sailors trapped: Inside the "warlike" maritime crisis in the ...
The war in West Asia has left nearly 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf, the first time since World War II that so many sailors remain stuck in a war zone, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing the United Nations. This comes as Iran has restricted passage through the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil route, disrupting vessel movement.
