A shipowner offered a six-month salary increase in an attempt to persuade the crew to transport oil via the Strait of Hormuz. The crew faced a tough choice: accept a substantial monetary reward or risk losing their lives. Sinokor Group, the owner of the world's largest supertanker, has issued this proposal to its crew for a round-trip voyage to Saudi Arabia or Iraq to load crude oil and then unload the cargo to the Gulf of Oman. According to a document released late last week seen by the media, the company promised that the crew would receive an additional six months of wages if they completed the round trip. According to the company, the entire voyage will take about a month. According to the UN shipping agency, since the war began at the end of February, at least 59 merchant ships have been attacked in the Persian Gulf and surrounding regions, and 17 seafarers have been killed. The proposals came before the merchant ship was attacked again on Monday, highlighting the underlying tension faced through the waterway, where crew members either gave up potentially huge returns or had to gamble with their own lives.

A shipowner offered a six-month salary increase in an attempt to persuade the crew to transport oil via the Strait of Hormuz. The crew faced a tough choice: accept a substantial monetary reward or risk losing their lives. Sinokor Group, the owner of the world's largest supertanker, has issued this proposal to its crew for a round-trip voyage to Saudi Arabia or Iraq to load crude oil and then unload the cargo to the Gulf of Oman. According to a document released late last week seen by the media, the company promised that the crew would receive an additional six months of wages if they completed the round trip. According to the company, the entire voyage will take about a month. According to the UN shipping agency, since the war began at the end of February, at least 59 merchant ships have been attacked in the Persian Gulf and surrounding regions, and 17 seafarers have been killed. The proposals came before the merchant ship was attacked again on Monday, highlighting the underlying tension faced through the waterway, where crew members either gave up potentially huge returns or had to gamble with their own lives.