‘You’re basically in a floating prison’: Uncertainty for 20,000 seafarers stuck in Persian Gulf

The UN warns 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. Vessels there have come under attack and crew members have complained that they’re running low on food. Now, as the US waffles on attempting to open the Strait of Hormuz, The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with John Canias, maritime operations coordinator for the International Transport Workers’ Federation, on how the seafarers are doing.