Extended Russian Ukraine Invasion has Stranded Merchant Mariners, Crippled Wheat Production - USNI News

Nearly six weeks into the war in Ukraine, merchant ships in the Black Sea have become stranded, halting the import and export of vital commodities, a situation that could have wide-ranging impacts on the global economy. With the Black Sea blockaded by Russia and Ukraine placing mines around its ports, merchant ships can neither come nor go, leaving the mariners aboard stuck in a war zone. Merchant ship Azburg, pulled into port at the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Feb. 23. The next day, Russia invaded Ukraine. The ship sank Tuesday after being hit by a Russian missile, according to

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