stranded

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The disruption has removed hundreds of millions of barrels from global supply, while shipping traffic through the strait has collapsed and thousands of seafarers remain stranded.

From Salon

He said authorities were trying to rescue people stranded by floodwaters.

From The Wall Street Journal

Seafarers stuck in the Gulf say they are rationing food and water and anxiously hoping supplies will get through Iran's blockade in the war that has stranded them for three weeks.

From Barron's

The UN's maritime body called Thursday for the creation of a safe shipping "corridor" in the Gulf to evacuate stranded vessels and seafarers, after an emergency meeting that also condemned Iran.

From Barron's

Many European travellers have found themselves stranded in Asia, unable to pass through the key hubs of Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi.

From Barron's