Stalled ships near the Strait of Hormuz amid President Donald Trump‘s Iran war threaten more than just oil markets as scientists warn idling vessels could trigger an invasive species “super-spreader event,” according to reports on Tuesday. When ships don’t move for days or weeks, microbes, algae and other marine organisms can colonize the submerged parts of the vessel. Areas most at-risk for spreading these colonizers are near the strait and with similar high salinity and high temperature conditions, including ports in Southeast Asia and India. “They’re tolerant organisms, which makes them good candidates for invasions when they go to a new location.” The post ‘Worst case scenario’ likely as ships trapped by Trump’s war could spur ‘super spreader’ appeared first on Raw Story.