# Ship captains paid $100,000 a month to transit Strait of Hormuz

https://mins.news/en/item/88665

- Financial Times, 2026-10-06 20:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/0d665e5b-d8c8-4f1e-acf5-bba7193b4e6e?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Salaries and bonuses are surging for seafarers willing to risk perilous voyages through the Strait of Hormuz amid Iranian attacks, with ship captains being offered $100,000 a month.

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