#Stranded

Iron Shark roller coaster at Pleasure Pier in Galveston malfunctioned Thursday, leaving eight riders stranded near the top of its 100-foot lift hill for more than three hours.

Many of the ships stranded in the Persian Gulf depend on coverage negotiated at Lloyd’s, the center of marine insurance for more than 300 years.

From Independent RSS Feed: Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude oil attempts to pass Strait of Hormuz

The pair, aged 30 and 22, were scaling Mount Okuhotaka – Japan’s third-highest peak – when they became stranded

From Indianexpress RSS Feed: Pakistan Navy assists Indian vessel stranded in Arabian Sea, provides emergency supplies

Captain Raman Kapoor says no vessel will attempt to exit the Strait of Hormuz without assurance of safety.

From Independent RSS Feed: Spirit Airlines says nearly every customer has received a refund for canceled flights

Stranded in a Jordan airport for months, a Palestinian family’s plea to Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed helps them return to the UAE they call their only home.

From Independent RSS Feed: Sean Duffy guarantees Spirit Airlines has ‘reserve fund’ to reimburse customers

Nicknamed Timmy by German media, the whale was spotted swimming near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3, far from its natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean.

A rescue team has released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said

From Theguardian RSS Feed: Attempts to rescue Timmy the stranded whale ‘inadvisable’, experts say

Rescuers hope to move young male humpback from Baltic to North Sea after being stranded for a month near Lübeck

Around 20,000 seafarers on hundreds of vessels are stuck in the Persian Gulf, unable to cross the Strait of Hormuz that remains effectively shut by Iran

Spring is decidedly not in the air throughout Alberta, with a winter storm bringing high winds and blowing snow that left some highway motorists stranded for more than 15 hours.

A spring snowstorm brought two highways in Alberta to a standstill and left 300 vehicles stranded as the authorities mobilized to bring them provisions, an official said.

The unlucky humpback was spotted stranded on a sandbank in the Bay of Wismar, less than two days after being set free.

Local authorities have announced that they will cease efforts to guide a young humpback whale to its home waters. Now a restricted area has been established to allow it to "die in peace."

The unprecedented Strait of Hormuz closure amid the Iran war has spiked the price of oil and gas. It's also left thousands of crew members stranded on ships as the war rages on.

WIth Iran continuing its drone and missile attacks in the Middle East, travel has been chaotic.