Washington DC, April 5 -- There are roughly 2,000 ships stuck in the Persian Gulf with more than 20,000 seafarers on them, according to the International Maritime Organisation, as quoted by the Wall Street Journal.

Most ships remain stuck on board for over a month, because fewer than 200 ships have managed to skim through the Strait of Hormuz. In normal times, 20% of the world's oil flows through the narrow waterway to global markets, along with critical supplies of natural gas, fertilizer and other cargo shipments.

The resumption of normal flow from the Strait of Hormuz remains shrouded.

Several ships are running out of fresh vegetables and freshwater, so the sailors are using social media and very-high-frequency marine radios to shar...