Hong Kong ship crews stranded in Strait of Hormuz ‘safe and offered counselling’

Crew members aboard about 80 Hong Kong-owned ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz for five months have enough supplies and access to video counselling, an industry representative has said, adding that the seafarers face little immediate danger despite the stand-off.Kenneth Lam Sze-kin, deputy chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association, said on Wednesday that the roughly 1,600 crew members would remain safe as long as shipowners were willing to pay for supplies and electricity on board.“Regarding personal safety, the threat is small. In situations like this, as long as you are willing to spend, supplies shouldn’t be a problem,” Lam said on a radio programme.