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As US and Iran weigh peace deal, stranded seafarers wait in limbo
Key takeaways
- Some 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Gulf amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Anish arrived in the Shatt al-Arab waterway on a cargo ship days before United States President Donald Trump launched “Operation Epic Fury” on February 28.
- He has been stuck on the vessel ever since.
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Some 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Gulf amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Vessels are pictured anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas in southern Iran [File: Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA via AFP]By Erin Hale Published On 8 May 20268 May 2026Stranded at an Iranian port for nearly 10 weeks, Indian seafarer Anish has unintentionally become a firsthand witness to the Iran war.
Anish arrived in the Shatt al-Arab waterway on a cargo ship days before United States President Donald Trump launched “Operation Epic Fury” on February 28.
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