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Around 20,000 seafarers have also been stuck aboard their ships since the start of the war.
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Npr Staff, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
The seafarer who spoke to ABC News described a grim scene currently of ships drifting with little direction, and listening on the ship-to-ship communication systems called the VHF line -- accounts of crews growing desperate for basic provisions, and some begging to go home.
—Desiree Adib, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has received 1,900 requests for assistance from seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf and their families since the war in Iran began, the union said.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Reuters said there was no comment from Tehran about the messages, noting that hundreds of ships, with about 20,000 seafarers on board, remained stranded in the Gulf as of Tuesday.
—April 21, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Npr Staff, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
The seafarer who spoke to ABC News described a grim scene currently of ships drifting with little direction, and listening on the ship-to-ship communication systems called the VHF line -- accounts of crews growing desperate for basic provisions, and some begging to go home.
—Desiree Adib, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The International Transport Workers’ Federation has received 1,900 requests for assistance from seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf and their families since the war in Iran began, the union said.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
Reuters said there was no comment from Tehran about the messages, noting that hundreds of ships, with about 20,000 seafarers on board, remained stranded in the Gulf as of Tuesday.
—April 21, CBS News, 21 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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