stranded

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"The ceasefire definitely soothes our nerves, hoping it stays this way. The crew is finally taking a breather," an off-duty captain of a ship, whose crew is stranded off Qatar, told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Time will tell if the strait can operate safely, though stranded crew members and the owners of vessels that have been in limbo are eager to resume movement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

That’s even as a lasting deal still needs to be agreed, with an estimated 800- plus stranded vessels in the Persian Gulf.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Cut off from historic higher elevation cold-water spawning grounds by the Shasta and Keswick dams, the fish have been stranded for decades in the Sacramento River — where warm water routinely cooks their eggs.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

I could tell the river was receding from its rainy-season flood by its peculiar rank smell and all the driftwood stranded along its banks.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver