BANGKOK – Nearly five months after a projectile strike on a Thai cargo vessel in the politically charged Strait of Hormuz left three crew members dead, three surviving former crew have launched legal action against the ship’s operator over alleged labor rights abuses and wrongful early termination of their contracts. The incident, which unfolded on March 11 north of Oman, targeted the cargo ship *Mayuree Naree*, claiming three lives and leaving the remaining 20 crew rescued and repatriated to Thailand just seven days after the attack. The fatal strike came amid escalating cross-fire between the United States and Iran that has upended security in one of the world’s most critical global energy shipping corridors.