20,000 stranded seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz face missile fears, exhaustion and isolation
- Written by Claudio Bozzi, Lecturer in Law, Deakin University
As the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drags on, the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization has sounded the alarm over a related humanitarian crisis: the plight of the crew stuck on ships at or near the strait.
Up to 20,000 seafarers on 2,000 vessels remain stranded in and around the strait, enduring a combination of physical...













