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NEW DELHI (AP) \u2014 For about eight weeks, Indian Capt. Rahul Dhar and his crew have been stranded on their tanker in the Persian Gulf, sometimes watching drones and missiles explode as the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively shut while the Iran war<\/a> dragged on.<\/p>\n

The crew\u2019s morale, he said, is holding as they carry on with their routines, but the strain is beginning to show.<\/p>\n

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