20,000 Seafarers Trapped In Gulf, Hormuz Crisis Disrupts Global Shipping
A deepening crisis in the Persian Gulf has left around 20,000 seafarers stranded on hundreds of vessels, unable to cross the critical Strait of Hormuz — a route that carries nearly 20% of the world's oil and LNG. Shipping traffic has collapsed, with just 80 vessels passing in a week compared to over 130 daily before the conflict.
