stranded

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In London, officials at the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations’ sea agency, have been frantically petitioning regional governments and the U.S. to allow safe passage for stranded ships.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The Seafarers' Charity cites hypervigilance, burnout, fatigue, loneliness, depression and anxiety as some of the mental strains facing the 20,000 seafarers stranded by Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since February 28.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

In the sixth inning, Kyle Hurt stranded two runners on base to complete a scoreless inning and lower his earned-run average to 0.90.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Early this week, Trump launched - and then paused - a US military operation to help free some 2,000 vessels which have been stranded in the area since February.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“The most excellent place one could be in a lightning storm is stranded in the middle of a wide, featureless plain, chest-deep in water.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson