stranded
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More recently, Taiwanese authorities said they are investigating another Chinese vessel, which was sent to recover a stranded fishing boat, for possibly damaging a cable near one of its outlying islands last month.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz remains essentially closed, with more than 800 ships still stranded in the Persian Gulf and only eight vessels, mostly dry-bulk vessels, passing through since the tenuous cease-fire between the U.S.,
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
More than 400 vessels remain “effectively stranded External link” in the region, vessel-tracking company MarineTraffic said Wednesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
If crossings do resume, Meade expects that stranded tankers that are fully loaded with cargo will be the first through.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Just imagine yourself stranded in such a place.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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