stranded
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There are 57 loaded Very Large Crude Carriers, the vessels most closely watched in the oil trade, still stranded around the Strait of Hormuz, said Matt Smith, an analyst with Kpler, an energy intelligence company.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
"Timmy" first became stranded in Lübeck Bay, on Germany's northern coastline, after apparently becoming entangled in netting.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
There are no more “wreckers” scouring the beach for treasures or “charity houses” nestled into the dunes to shelter stranded sailors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Thousands of Indians are among the estimated 20,000 seafarers stranded by the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
In 1915, a British crew of twenty-eight men was stranded there, with no ship and no way to contact the outside world.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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