a LNG tanker Thousands of seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz turns some of the world’s largest oil and gas tankers into exposed targets. Stephen Gudgeon, a retired merchant captain who spent decades sailing through the region, warns the danger has reached levels he never experienced in 50 years at sea. Around 1,000 ships and 20,000 crew are now effectively trapped, unable to exit as tensions escalate with Iran. “Ships are just sitting targets,” he
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