Dossier
commercial sailors
Coverage of commercial sailors in the Nexus archive.
- Evacuation of sailors stuck in Gulf likely to take weeks
The International Maritime Organisation has initiated a new scheme to evacuate around 11,000 commercial sailors stuck in the Gulf. The operation faces challenges due to uncleared mines and a bottleneck, expected to take weeks. Global oil prices have fallen to their lowest level since the war began.
- Dead or stranded: Commercial sailors suffer in the Strait of Hormuz
India has over 18,000 commercial sailors stranded in the Persian Gulf region. Sailors describe their situation as feeling like being 'in jail,' indicating severe hardship.