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Sailors cautiously relieved as Strait of Hormuz nears reopening after US-Iran conflict

Sailors who were trapped for 75 days in the Strait of Hormuz during a conflict between the United States and Iran are experiencing cautious relief as the waterway edges toward reopening. Captain Raman Kapoor described the fear and helplessness of being caught in the war zone, with missiles flying overhead. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil and gas transit route, is expected to partially reopen under a memorandum of understanding, offering hope for the resumption of commercial shipping. AI

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Sailors cautiously relieved as Strait of Hormuz nears reopening after US-Iran conflict

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Ushar Daniele ·

    For traumatised Indian sailors, Hormuz reopening brings little relief

    Captain Raman Kapoor was loading oil at an Iraqi port when word reached him that the United States and Iran were at war. Within hours, his tanker was trapped north of the Strait of Hormuz with 24 crew members aboard, as missiles began arcing across the sky overhead. “We were stuc…