Some sailors are being offered as much as $25,000 for individual trips through the Strait of Hormuz as oil producers try to keep crude moving out of the Persian Gulf despite continuing attacks on commercial shipping, according to a new report.
The unusually large payments are being offered to crew members willing to make dangerous tanker voyages through the waterway, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Journal reported that a ship staffing company in China's Shandong province was offering up to $25,000 for a round trip, citing seafarers and recruitment advertisements it reviewed.
