Over 6,000 Filipino Sailors Await Clearance Amid Strait of Hormuz Disruption

‘Every day I can see missiles, hear explosions,’ says sailor stuck in Gulf amid Iran war

“Every day on the ship, I can see missile launches and hear explosions, making me feel like I was in danger,” says Wang Shang.

'Every day I can see missiles, hear explosions': sailor stuck in Gulf

"I am worried," a sailor stuck in the Gulf told AFP on Friday, his vessel unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, blocked for nearly two weeks after US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

Trapped at sea: Filipino sailors face danger and long waits as Middle East conflict escalates

MANILA, March 13 — Filipino sailor George Miranda was racing to help a stricken vessel aboard the tugboat Mussafah 2 when he last spoke to his wife and young daughter.The 46-year-old, whose small ship was struck by a pair of missiles this week in the Strait of Hormuz, is the only seafarer from the Philippines known to be missing in the Middle East war, the government says.But more than 6,000 others from the country that supplies a quarter of the…

Fear, boredom beset Filipino sailors stuck in Hormuz strait

FILIPINO sailor George Miranda was racing to help a stricken vessel aboard the tugboat Mussafah 2 when he last spoke to his wife and young daughter.The 46-year-old, whose small ship was struck by a pair of missiles this week in the Strait of Hormuz, is the only seafarer from the Philippines known to be missing in the Middle East war, the government says.But more than 6,000 others from the country that supplies a quarter of the world’s sailors ar…

‘Bored, scared’: 6,000 Filipino sailors stranded by Strait of Hormuz closure

Iranian strikes have effectively shut off the strait, which carries 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas supplies.

Fear, boredom for Philippine sailors stuck in Hormuz strait