Ship captains and crews transiting the Strait of Hormuz make so much danger pay that they’re ‘almost being viewed as mercenaries’

A finance story from the U.S., reported by Fortune.

Finance · the U.S. · October 10, 2026

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Tanker captains can earn $100,000 a month for transiting the strait, plus a $50,000 bonus for each trip, and sailors can make at least four to six times their normal rates.

Reported by Fortune, October 10, 2026. Read the full story at Fortune →

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