Indian Captain: Seafarers Still Stranded in Persian Gulf
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- An Indian sea captain was stranded on an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf for more than two months while the U.S. and Israel-Iran war raged.
- The captain says thousands of mariners remain at risk and receive no recognition, describing seafarers as "pawns" in the conflict.
Why it matters: The captain's account highlights an overlooked humanitarian toll of the U.S.-Iran-Israel conflict: thousands of merchant mariners stuck in a war zone with no public visibility, with one individual's ordeal alone lasting more than two months aboard a single oil tanker.
