https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sailors-reportedly-offered-25k-per-trip-to-move-oil-out-of-the-persian-gulf-amid-strikes-drone-attacksContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sailors-reportedly-offered-25k-per-trip-to-move-oil-out-of-the-persian-gulf-amid-strikes-drone-attackshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sailors-reportedly-offered-25k-per-trip-to-move-oil-out-of-the-persian-gulf-amid-strikes-drone-attacks#u132279Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:20:28 +0000Shippers are offering individual sailors up to $25,000 per trip to navigate oil out of the Persian Gulf amid ongoing strikes and drone attacks. Producers are spending up to $40 million in total for a multi-day journey through the war-rattled region. Concurrently, India oil refiners are shifting tactics by hiring ships to cross the Strait of Hormuz. Twelve commercial vessel attacks were reported in and around the strait and the Persian Gulf between October 5 and 11, according to United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations warnings.Why it mattersThe hazardous maritime conditions stem from the ongoi