Seamen cannot legally abandon their ships until companies find replacements. Few are volunteering to relieve those stuck in the Strait of Hormuz https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/05/05/asias-stranded-seafarers-suffer-as-the-iran-war-drags-on?taid=69fd5b11c46961000181d041&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante
