B1 Spanish News | Sailors Offered Five Times Their Pay to Cross Hormuz

Learn Spanish through today’s real news. Natural-pace Spanish at B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Sailors are offered up to five times their regular salary to cross the dangerous Strait of Hormuz, where attacks on vessels continue. Also: At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, die after a boat carrying 305 people capsizes off Djibouti; about 82 are rescued.

Hoy: Marineros reciben cinco veces su salario · Naufragio mortal frente a Yibuti.

Today’s Spanish focus: ocurrió = happened or occurred. Vocabulary: la pobreza (poverty), la inseguridad (insecurity), el peligro (danger).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-b1-2026-10-12

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