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The UN Warns of an "Unprecedented" Crisis for Sailors From Crews Stranded in the Persian Gulf Due to the War.

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By Adam Pourahmadi and Magdalena Vitores Moreno, CNN. A UN agency has warned of an “unprecedented” crisis unfolding for 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz leaves crews trapped on ships with no clear way out. As the standoff in the Gulf drags on, maritime workers, many from poor developing countries, find themselves stuck at sea, caught between commercial pressure from shipowners, security threat…

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About 20,000 sailors have been stuck on the Persian Gulf for two months. The uncertainty as to how it goes on is great - and also the fear. Several crew members have already been killed in attacks. By J. Johnston.

·Hamburg, Germany
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Since the closure of the Strait of Ormuz at the start of the war in Iran, many ships have been blocked in the Gulf without certainty about their future.

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By Adam Pourahmadi and Magdalena Vitores Moreno, CNN. A UN agency has warned of an “unprecedented” crisis unfolding for 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz leaves crews trapped on ships with no clear way out. As the standoff in the Gulf drags on, maritime workers, many from poor developing countries, find themselves stuck at sea, caught between commercial pressure from shipowners, security threat…

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Rome, 7 May (askanews) - About 1,500 ships and their crews are stuck in the Gulf due to the Iranian blockade in the Strait of Hormuz: it has declared...

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