‘Rockets flew over our heads’: Ukrainian sailor who fled war trapped on boat in Strait of Hormuz

NewsWorldMiddle East‘Rockets flew over our heads’: Ukrainian sailor who fled war trapped on boat in Strait of HormuzDonald Trump said his new ‘Project Freedom’ initiative to save ships stranded in the Gulf has been put on holdJames C. Reynolds Wednesday 06 May 2026 16:35 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971567","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/strait-hormuz-ships-sailor-ukraine-iran-b2971567.html","title":"Ukrainian sailor who fled war trapped on boat in Strait of Hormuz"}}Close'Insane in the brain': Marco Rubio quotes Cypress Hill hip-hop classic to describe Iran leadersOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}A Ukrainian...