diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/logic.dart b/packages/cli/lib/logic.dart
index 983ab869..e7cd42de 100644
--- a/packages/cli/lib/logic.dart
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/logic.dart
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ Future<void> advanceShips(
       waiter.scheduleShip(shipSymbol, expiration);
     }
   }
+
+  // Print a warning about any ships that have been waiting too long.
+  final oneMinuteAgo =
+      DateTime.timestamp().subtract(const Duration(minutes: 1));
+  final starvedShips = waiter.starvedShips(oneMinuteAgo);
+  if (starvedShips.isNotEmpty) {
+    logger.warn('⚠️  ${starvedShips.length} starved ships: $starvedShips');
+  }
 }
 
 /// RateLimitTracker tracks the rate limit usage and prints stats.
diff --git a/packages/cli/lib/ship_waiter.dart b/packages/cli/lib/ship_waiter.dart
index 54b0b7e7..f08c8b12 100644
--- a/packages/cli/lib/ship_waiter.dart
+++ b/packages/cli/lib/ship_waiter.dart
@@ -53,4 +53,14 @@ class ShipWaiter {
 
   /// Returns the next ship to be processed.
   ShipWaiterEntry nextShip() => _queue.removeFirst();
+
+  /// Returns a list of ShipSymbols that have been waiting too long.
+  Iterable<ShipSymbol> starvedShips(DateTime starvationThreshold) sync* {
+    for (final entry in _queue.toUnorderedList()) {
+      if (entry.waitUntil != null &&
+          entry.waitUntil!.isBefore(starvationThreshold)) {
+        yield entry.shipSymbol;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }