Uncertainty for 20,000 seafarers stuck in the Persian Gulf
The World
PRX
4.6 • 943 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
The UN is warning that there's an "unprecedented" crisis in the Persian Gulf with 20,000 sailors trapped there since the beginning of the Iran war in March. Also, eight people are now suspected to have been infected by hantavirus, a rare but severe disease onboard a cruise ship currently moored off the West African island nation of Cape Verde. And, US military strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Pacific Ocean are intensifying, but the public is short on details about the operation. Plus, Scottish fans have come up with a creative way to bypass public transportation gridlock and save some cash during the World Cup by hiring a fleet of school buses.
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| 1:08.1 | Today on the show, Life on the Water, starting with the troubling news of Hanta virus on a cruise ship. |
| 1:13.9 | Three people have died. |
| 1:15.0 | 140 are still on board. |
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| 1:25.1 | Also today, seafarers are stuck in the Persian Gulf, despite U.S. |
| 1:29.2 | assurances that passing through the Hormuz Strait is safe. |
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