Iraqi Captain's Oil Tanker Odyssey

0:00It's April 20th. I'm Kory with the story. This is Global News, driven by AI and built for a global audience. Iraqi Captain Ramon Al-Jabori commands an oil tanker slicing through the hot zone between the Gulf of Olman and the Strait of Hormuz. With the U.S. Israel conflict against Iran messing up global oil flows, ships like his Palau flag Seamoon face real threats from strikes and blockades in these key choke points. This ain't his first rodeo. Al-Jabori has been at sea since 1984, surviving the Iran Iraq War and the 1991 Gulf War. Right now, he's four months into a run from the Gulf of Aden, heading to unload at Ras Esa Port in Yemen. Crews on edge, running drills for if they get hit by fire. Last year in the Yemeni port, bombs rained down. They cut loose em bolted, dodging major harm with just some shrapnel dings. Fiers thinned the team from 27 sailors down to 17. Long hauls hit hard too. No family visits for months, though internet keeps lines open.

1:03Supplies stay solid with regular food and water drops at ports. Al-Jabori leans on four decades of grit to push through the fire, keeping his ship and crew steady in this endless storm.