vessels

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Container-shipping operators have suspended services in and around the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman, and are re-routing vessels to avoid the Red Sea and Suez Canal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

According to the Baltic and International Maritime Council shipping association some 1,000 vessels with around 20,000 seafarers on board are currently stranded in the region.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Tensions had been soaring over the Hormuz operation, with the United States saying it had sunk seven Iranian boats, and several civilian vessels coming under attack, allegedly from Iran.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

“More than 1,500 vessels and tens of thousands of seafarers remain trapped in the Gulf, a stark reminder that the plumbing of global energy has not been restored, only managed.”

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

I saw vessels near the shore and found myself suddenly transported back to the neighbourhood of civilised man.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley