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- The Philippines says about 6,000 sailors, including 2,500 Filipinos, are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz after the June interim U.S.-Iran deal.
- At the March peak, 20,000 sailors on 1,500 ships were trapped, with at least 17 killed.
- The Department of Migrant Workers reports over 60 Filipino seafarers have returned home from Gulf.
- Philippine government urges shipowners to avoid high-risk routes and reminds crews they can refuse to sail.
