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The organization has also said that about 20,000 seafarers, as well as port workers and crews, are impacted in the wider region.
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Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Most seafarers are from the Philippines, Bangladesh and India and some vessels are reportedly running low on food and water.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Nineteenth-century whaling brought seafarers to the area, along with the first attempts to Christianize the Inuit children.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Analysts say the move is significant because hundreds of ships and roughly 20,000 seafarers have been stranded inside the Gulf amid Iranian threats, attacks, and the imposition of de facto tolls for safe passage.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
Most seafarers are from the Philippines, Bangladesh and India and some vessels are reportedly running low on food and water.
—Npr Staff, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
Nineteenth-century whaling brought seafarers to the area, along with the first attempts to Christianize the Inuit children.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
Analysts say the move is significant because hundreds of ships and roughly 20,000 seafarers have been stranded inside the Gulf amid Iranian threats, attacks, and the imposition of de facto tolls for safe passage.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for seafarer
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“Seafarer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seafarer. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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seafarer
noun
sea·far·er
ˈsē-ˌfar-ər 
-ˌfer-
: a person who travels over the ocean : mariner
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