sailors

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An estimated 20,000 sailors and 2,000 ships have been trapped in the Gulf since the start of the war with Iran, according to the International Maritime Organisation - a UN agency that regulates shipping.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Others were forced into service as sailors for up to 10 years at a time.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

The path to chemotherapy began with a 1943 wartime disaster in Bari, Italy, where sailors exposed to mustard gas showed severely depleted white blood cell counts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Drones minimize risks to sailors and could give the U.S. negotiating leverage if they help open the waterway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

He looked around but didn’t see any sailors to give it to.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis