Strait of Hormuz: Seafarer Stress, Conflict Zones and Ship Safety

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🌊 What happens to seafarers when global conflict turns ships into soft targets?

In this episode of Sea Views, host Julia Gosling is joined by co-host Dave Watkins, Deputy Director of CHIRP Maritime, with guests Capt. Samarth Sinha and Dr Rachel Glynn-Williams for a powerful discussion on the human reality behind the Strait of Hormuz crisis, conflict-zone shipping, and the psychological pressure facing crews at sea.

This is not an abstract conversation about geopolitics. It is about the people onboard.

Capt. Samarth Sinha speaks directly from life at sea, explaining how uncertainty, isolation, rationed supplies, false reports, fatigue, and the threat of attack affect crew members who cannot simply leave the workplace when danger rises. Dave Watkins brings his own experience of piracy and its long aftermath, while Dr Rachel Glynn-Williams explains how trauma, adrenaline, decompression, peer support, and recovery work in real human terms.

From leadership and onboard routines to social media isolation, buddy systems, support charities, and the urgent need to stop treating civilian ships as acceptable targets, this episode brings the seafarer’s experience into sharp focus.

This is about conflict. It is about mental health. It is about maritime safety. And above all, it is about the people who keep global trade moving.

Support for seafarers:

• Befrienders Worldwide: befrienders.org
• International Seafarers' Welfare & Assistance Network: iswan.org.uk
• The Mission to Seafarers: missiontoseafarers.org/help-where-can-i-get-help
• Stella Maris: stellamaris.org.uk/get-help

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by Ahoy Communications Ltd