Tanker sailors still face danger in the Strait of Hormuz

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An agreement over the Strait of Hormuz is still far away. Tim Wilkins, who works for a tanker industry group, says the ships stuck around the waterway are in limbo, and transiting is still dangerous. Transcript ROB SCHMITZ, HOST: Coming up this hour, join me as I learn about how a food delivery man in China has become a celebrated poet. And I talked to a sailor who is solo piloting his way around massive chunks of ice through the Russian Arctic.But first, we will hear from an expert overseeing a different kind of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz because today, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council issued a list of demands that it says the U.S. needs to meet before the Strait of Hormuz can open. But this week, U.S. officials had said that talks were progressing to let the ships pass safely through the waterway. Meanwhile, hundreds of ships remain in limbo.Tim Wilkins knows many of these ships and their owners and is following the situation in the strait. He's managing director of an industry group, Intertanko, which represents oil, chemical and gas tankers. Welcome.TIM WILKINS: Thanks very much, Rob. Nice to meet you.SCHMITZ: So what is it like right now for a tanke...

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