Dhaka, March 19 -- Anchored about 150km off Sharjah, a Bangladeshi cargo vessel is caught in the eye of a regional storm, with drones and missiles crisscrossing the skies as the crew waits for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

The MV Banglar Joyjatra, a vessel owned by the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), has been stationed in the maritime boundary of Sharjah port in the UAE for the past eight days, carrying 31 Bangladeshi crew members and awaiting its next destination.

The crew described living under constant "panic" as the conflict unfolds around them.

Captain Shafiqul Islam, commanding the vessel, told bdnews24.com: "Hundreds of drones or missiles are flying over our heads every day. There is no certainty when or wher...