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‘Mental breakdown’: oil tanker workers stuck in Gulf for six weeks are reaching their limit

Seafarer tells of ‘impossible’ situation, with strait still so unsafe that crew would not cross even if told to sail Maritime and port workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you? ‘You can try to minimise the impact that this…

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Seafarer tells of ‘impossible’ situation, with strait still so unsafe that crew would not cross even if told to sail ‘Y ou can try to minimise the impact that this situation has on your mental health but it’s becoming impossible.” After six weeks stranded in the Gulf, one of the 20,000 seafarers trapped by Iran’s chokehold on the strait of Hormuz is reaching their limit.

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