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Stranded seafarers endure costly path home from Gulf

Stranded seafarers endure costly path home from Gulf

When seaman Rex Pereira saw missiles flying above his vessel in the Gulf, it sparked in him one desperate wish: to get back home to India. Stranded by the Middle East war, like thousands of other seafarers, he feared for his life as he saw bombardments in the distance in

Dilemma over crossings as fate of Hormuz ships remains uncertain

Dilemma over crossings as fate of Hormuz ships remains uncertain

Only three ships risked crossing the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday, highlighting the extreme caution about using the key waterway even though both the US and Iran have said the strategic chokepoint would reopen. - Who is taking the risk? - Apart from the three ships which transited the strait after a two-