Inside an Iranian attack on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz

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Democracy Dies in Darkness

Seafarers just trying to do their jobs are caught up in the currents of international conflict, at grave peril.

May 19, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDT2 minutes ago

Two police officers walk in front of an anti-U.S. billboard depicting American aircraft being caught by Iranian armed forces in a fishing net beneath the words in Farsi, “The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed, the entire Persian Gulf is our hunting ground,” in Tehran. (Vahid Salemi/AP)

Before chancing the treacherous waters of the Strait of Hormuz, the all-Filipino crew of 23 had been stranded at anchor for more than a month in the Persian Gulf as the U.S. and Israel waged war against Iran.