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Fear, boredom for Philippine sailors stuck in Hormuz strait
More than 6,000 Filipino sailors remain stranded due to Iranian strikes disrupting the Strait of Hormuz, with crews facing shortages and safety concerns, union leaders report.
- On Wednesday, more than 6,000 Filipino sailors remain waiting in line off Khor Fakkan as oil tankers line up in the Strait of Hormuz, United Arab Emirates.
- Iranian strikes have effectively closed the strait, which carries 20 percent of world oil and gas, and a VLCC sailor hopes the US-Iran war ends soon to allow ships to pass safely.
- Crews reported voting to refuse passage, with sailors off the United Arab Emirates saying 'We chose to go home alive.' They described boredom, fear, double watches and phone games aboard vessels anchored about 100 nautical miles offshore.
- Judy Domingo, president of the 50,000-strong United Filipino Seafarers union, said she has taken hundreds of calls and flagged food supplies as an immediate concern, while the government says a 46-year-old Filipino seafarer is missing after Iranian strikes.
- Extended waits and rescue attempts highlight the disruption, with Welbin Maghanoy stranded for nine days and George Miranda racing to help a vessel aboard the tugboat Mussafah 2.
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Fear, boredom beset Filipino sailors stuck in Hormuz strait
FILIPINO sailor George Miranda was racing to help a stricken vessel aboard the tugboat Mussafah 2 when he last spoke to his wife and young daughter.The 46-year-old, whose small ship was struck by a pair of missiles this week in the Strait of Hormuz, is the only seafarer from the Philippines known to be missing in the Middle East war, the government says.But more than 6,000 others from the country that supplies a quarter of the world’s sailors ar…
Manila, March 12, 2026 (AFP) – George Miranda sailed to help a ship in distress when he last spoke to his wife and daughter, before his own ship was hit by missiles. This 46-year-old man, whose ship Mussafah 2 was hit this week in [...] The article "Return alive": in the Strait of Ormuz, the distress of the Filipino sailors appeared first on MARINE & OCEANS.
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