Sailors stressed and exhausted after being trapped for months
Thousands of sailors are trapped in the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz due to ongoing regional conflict, causing severe mental and physical exhaustion. Shipping companies and crews are unable to exit the area as Iran maintains strict control over the waterway.
Why it matters
The situation threatens global supply chains and highlights the humanitarian crisis facing maritime workers in conflict zones.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Mukimul Ahsan , BBC News Bangla , Mohammed Zubair Khan , BBC World Service and Grace Tsoi , BBC World Service Reuters The sea is sometimes so tranquil that Captain Hassan Khan forgets his ship has been stuck in the middle of a war zone for three months.
The report focuses on the human impact of a geopolitical conflict without taking a side in the underlying political dispute.
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