• About 20,000 seafarers, mostly from the Philippines, India, and Indonesia, have been stranded on ships in the Persian Gulf for two months due to the Iran conflict.
  • Crews are under stress due to shortages of food and water, and some crew members have been killed in drone attacks.
  • The International Maritime Organization is working on an evacuation corridor but has not yet established it due to the unstable security situation.
  • The Philippine government has evacuated 1,300 seafarers so far, while about 4,000 remain stranded.
  • Ship owners do not allow crews to leave the vessels due to the high value of cargo and ships.
  • Despite the danger, some seafarers like 53-year-old Eugenio Tejada are willing to work in the war zone out of financial need.

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