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A Fleet Idled by Conflict Is Now Spinning an ‘Ecological Roulette’ Across the World’s Ports

Inside Climate News · By Kate Waxman · last updated
Vessels stalled for months in the Strait of Hormuz are fouled with marine life. Scientists agree some will seed species invasions as the ships disperse. What they can’t say is whether anyone would notice.

By Kate Waxman

When the Strait of Hormuz closed five months ago, more than 1,500 commercial ships were stranded in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman—the largest unplanned concentration of idled vessels in the modern history of shipping. The human aspect of the Iran war layup drew the world’s attention: thousands of stuck seafarers and billions of dollars in disrupted trade. 

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