Photos show boats sitting idle at Mumbai’s historic dock as the Iran war drives up fuel costs

MUMBAI, India (AP) — Since it was first built in 1875, the Sassoon Dock in India’s financial capital of Mumbai has been many things: a gateway for trade with the Persian Gulf, a bustling hub for traders and laborers, as well as a center for commerce in textiles, spices, and opium.

More recently, it's been a major spot for the city’s fish trade.

But rarely has the harbor felt so muted.

The boats sit crowded next to each other in the morning sun. Their colorful flags fluttering against the backdrop of Mumbai’s high-rise skyline.

Normally, the dock hums with life. Nets are unloaded. Diesel engines rumble. Ice is hauled. Fishmongers shout over the din.

Today, that chaos has been replaced by concern.

Shekhar Chogle, who owns a fishing boat and whose skin is tanned a deep, warm brown from years at sea, has been forced to keep his vessel idle since the war began. Income has fallen, labor costs persist, and rising diesel prices make fishing all but impossible.

The diesel pump at the harbor looks forlorn, a dry marigold garland hanging over it. One worker returned unsuccessfully from a gas station with six empty containers on his wood barrow. Bulk diesel prices have soared above $1.20 per liter ($4.54 per U.S. gallon), making it harder for the groups that help fishers get cheaper fuel, ice, and gear.

In other parts of India and across Asia, fishers face the same impossible choice. Stay ashore or risk going out at a loss, putting livelihoods — and entire coastal communities — on the brink.

That Iran, the U.S. and Israel said they reached a deal for a two-week ceasefire in the war brings some comfort. But analysts warn that fuel flows would take time to normalize.

Chogle is running out of time. “Our income has dropped significantly since we have not been able to take our boat out to sea,” he said.

Even with fuel prices soaring, a few boats still venture out. At the morning markets, the morning bustle continues, but the haul is smaller.

Women in colorful saris haggle over the limited supply. One mother, balancing her baby on her hip, inspects each fish carefully, weighing the cost against the day’s needs.

“If diesel prices don’t come down soon, I don’t know how we’ll survive,” Chogle said.

A fisherman pushes his cart filled with catch as he passes by a mural of the fisher community at Sassoon Dock In Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A fisherman carries a stove as he walks towards his boat at Sassoon Dock In Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Empty fishing baskets are seen hanging on the wall outside a fish market at Sassoon Dock In Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Deckhands rest at Sassoon dock in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A fisherman stands next to a cooperative diesel pump that is shut due to rising bulk fuel prices at Bhaucha Dhakka in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A woman carrying her child checks out fresh fish at at Bhaucha Dhaka in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Fishermen sort fish on a boat at Sassoon dock In Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A fisherwoman sits with her catch at Bhaucha Dhaka fishmarket In Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A fisherwoman haggles with a customer over price of fish at a fishmarket at Bhaucha Dhaka in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Small fishing boats are seen anchored at Sassoon Dock in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Fishermen rest on a fishing boat anchored idle due the price high at Sassoon Dock in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A fisherman prepares tea on a stove in a boat anchored due the price high at Sassoon Dock in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A fisherman stands inside his boat anchored due the price high at Sassoon Dock in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A dry marigold garland hangs at a cooperative diesel pump that is shut due to rising bulk fuel prices at Sassoon Dock in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Fishermen nap inside their boat anchored at Sassoon Dock in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A deckhand arranges empty fuel cans on his handcart at Sassoon Dock beside a cooperative diesel pump that is shut due to rising bulk fuel prices in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A fisherman washes his face on the deck of a boat anchored at Sassoon Dock in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

A deckhand pushes a handcart at Sassoon Dock beside a cooperative diesel pump that is shut due to rising bulk fuel prices in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Fishing boats remain anchored at Sassoon Dock beside a cooperative diesel pump that is shut due to rising bulk fuel prices in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Simon Tassy and Ryan Botterill scored 27 seconds apart in the first period and Wisconsin defeated North Dakota 2-1 on Thursday to put the Badgers in the Frozen Four title game for the first time since 2010.

The Badgers (24-12-2), seeded third in their region, will play Denver (28-11-3) in the championship game Saturday. Wisconsin has won six titles, its most recent coming 20 years ago.

“At this time of the season, (winning is) all that matters,” Wisconsin coach Mike Hastings said. ”It doesn't have to be a Mona Lisa. You've just got to find a way to make sure you're living for another day, and this group has talked about this moment for a long time."

Wisconsin defeated North Dakota (29-10-1) for the first time in the NCAA Tournament after going 0-3 against the Fighting Hawks. Wisconsin, which beat a No. 1 seed for the second time in a row, had gone 1-11-2 in its previous 14 meetings with the Hawks.

“I think at this time of year, you should be playing your best hockey,” Wisconsin defenseman Ben Dexheimer said. “We've been slowly ramping up, and it's pretty close to one of our best (games). So we're just going to keep moving the trajectory upwards.”

North Dakota, which came less than a minute from being shut out for the first time in more than a year, has gone a decade since winning its eighth national championship.

Daniel Hauser stopped 21 shots for the Badgers, including tough glove save through traffic while sitting down on a 6-on-5 with 2:05 left.

“Luckily, I found a sightline,” Hauser said. “I was lucky enough to get a glove on it. That was probably a box-out from one of our D-men to let me see it. It was kind of a funny play, but I came up with it.”

Front-line center Ellis Rickwood scored North Dakota's lone goal on a 6-on-5, and Jan Spunar made 35 saves.

The Badgers' defense limited a North Dakota offense that entered the game third nationally in scoring (3.8 goals per game). But Wisconsin’s forecheck dictated the early points and set the tone.

Wisconsin dominated the first period, taking 18 shots on goal to four. The Badgers scored twice 27 seconds apart when Tassy and Botterill hit the back of the net from the right circle.

Even when the Hawks had chances, they usually failed to take advantage, going 0 for 5 on the power play, including a 5-on-3 in the second period that lasted 1:56. Ollie Josephson also missed a chance in that period to score on a breakaway.

“Special teams is such an important part of the game,” North Dakota defenseman Jake Livanavage said. “We just weren't good enough. The amount of power plays we had, we really should capitalize.”

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Wisconsin defenseman Joe Palodichuk (14) skates against North Dakota defenseman Jake Livanavage (4) in the second period of a semifinal game of the NCAA Frozen Four men's college hockey tournament Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Wisconsin forward Simon Tassy (11) celebrates after scoring against North Dakota in the first period of a semifinal game of the NCAA Frozen Four men's college hockey tournament Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Wisconsin forward Ryan Botterill (21) scores against North Dakota goaltender Jan Spunar (35) in the first period of a semifinal game of the NCAA Frozen Four men's college hockey tournament Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)