{
  "id": 15704174,
  "title": "Dire straits: why Filipino sailors continue to brave troubled Middle East waters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/dire-straits-why-filipino-sailors-continue-to-brave-troubled-middle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T05:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3371457/dire-straits-why-filipino-sailors-continue-brave-troubled-middle-east-waters"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Filipino seafarer Jay was on lookout duty aboard a vessel passing through the Strait of Hormuz one evening in August when drones swarmed overhead, darting past his ship and two others it was following. Within seconds, an explosion rang out from the tanker ahead. “That was traumatic for me when I saw that the tanker ahead of our vessel had been hit,” said Jay, whose real name has been withheld to…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/oil-prices-top-110-as-traders-weigh-middle-east-supply-risks",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:02:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Brent crude climbs to $110 a barrel as Middle East attacks lift oil prices",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/brent-crude-climbs-to-110-a-barrel-as-middle-east-attacks-lift-oil",
        "published": "2026-10-20T08:55:00.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}