mariners
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The audio recordings, shared by mariners in the region, illustrate how the blockade has been imposed and bring to life the experiences of civilian seafarers navigating the unprecedented geopolitical tension in the Middle East.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
“The strikes further degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners and commercial vessels,” Centcom said in a statement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
"The unwarranted attacks have endangered hundreds of innocent mariners and undermined freedom of navigation," it said, adding the waterway remained "open for commercial vessel transit".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Centcom also said three attack drones launched by Iran "toward civilian mariners" had been hit.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
Geography had been remade at the beginning of the sixteenth century by mariners; the philosophy of nature was remade in the seventeenth by the ‘mathematicians and engineers’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
