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Pressure is mounting on assistance lines for sailors in the Gulf as many crews face severe supply shortages and are calling for their return home. One sailor sent an urgent message to the International Transport Workers' Federation detailing the catastrophic situation aboard the ship.
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is increasingly impacting international shipping, with over <strong>20,000 sailors</strong> facing difficult conditions amid rising transit costs and a lack of quick solutions to the crisis.
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization reported that around <strong>20,000 sailors</strong> are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, with approximately <strong>2,000 ships</strong> unable to move. Insurance companies are refusing to cover losses, complicating the situation further.