{
  "id": 12854675,
  "title": "The Hormuz bonus: Sailor salaries soar for transits amid Iran war",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-hormuz-bonus-sailor-salaries-soar-for-transits-amid-iran-war",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:02:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/8/the-hormuz-bonus-sailor-salaries-soar-for-transits-amid-iran-war?traffic_source=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Reports have emerged that tanker captains are earning $100,000 plus a $50,000 per-trip bonus to transit the strait.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Standard IN",
        "title": "PM Modi calls for rules-based maritime order amid rising Hormuz tensions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pm-modi-calls-for-rules-based-maritime-order-amid-rising-hormuz",
        "published": "2026-10-07T16:51:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}