‘Bored, scared’: 6,000 Filipino sailors stranded by Strait of Hormuz closure
- Posted on March 12, 2026
- By South China Morning Post
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‘Bored, scared’: 6,000 Filipino sailors stranded by Strait of Hormuz closure

Iranian strikes have effectively shut off the strait, which carries 20 per cent of the world’s oil and gas supplies.