Houthi Red Sea Blockade

[Colin Parkinson]

I supported the deal to get to oil into a newer ship, but the fact they let the Houthi control the receiving ship, is utterly stupid. Time to cut her out and takeaway this funding resource.

Houthis Use UN-Funded Oil Tanker To Store & Sell Fuel, Defying Sanctions

Marine Insight - The maritime industry guide.

www.marineinsight.com

 

[Colin Parkinson]

And some good news as the Yemenis government stops a smuggling attempt

Yemeni Forces Seize Record Iranian Arms Shipment Bound for Houthis

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Bad day for the Houthi it seems, Houthi PM apparently killed by the Israel strike. Since he is only the PM of a Rebel government, he does not count as a head of state. Mind you it might be useful to appear to be dead and let your enemies think that you are.

Israeli strikes in Sanaa kill Houthi PM - Shafaq News

Shafaq News - Sanaa Prime Minister of the Houthi-led government, Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahwi, was killed along with several of his companions in the recent Israeli airstrike on a residential building in

shafaq.com

 

[OldSolduer]

Bad day for the Houthi it seems, Houthi PM apparently killed by the Israel strike. Since he is only the PM of a Rebel government, he does not count as a head of state. Mind you it might be useful to appear to be dead and let your enemies think that you are.

Israeli strikes in Sanaa kill Houthi PM - Shafaq News

Shafaq News - Sanaa Prime Minister of the Houthi-led government, Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahwi, was killed along with several of his companions in the recent Israeli airstrike on a residential building in

shafaq.com

Bring out your dead!!

 

[daftandbarmy]

Yelling can help cure 'numbness', or so I'm told

Stress of Houthi Combat Was a Key Factor in Series of Costly Navy Mishaps, Investigations Show​

New investigative reports into a series of high-profile and costly Navy mishaps during a U.S.-led campaign against Yemen's Houthi rebels reveal that the most intense running sea battle that the military service has faced since World War II took a toll on ships and personnel.

The four reports released Thursday cover a “friendly fire” incident in December 2024 that saw the cruiser USS Gettysburg shoot at two fighter jets from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, downing one, as well as the Truman’s collision with a merchant vessel and the loss of two more multimillion-dollar jets from the carrier to mishaps earlier this year.

Taken together, the reports paint a picture of an aircraft carrier that was not only beset by regular missile attacks that stressed the crew but also other operational demands that put pressure on top leaders to the point that the ship’s captain and navigator were extremely sleep-deprived. That was just halfway through an eight-month deployment originally slated to last six months.

One report also found that, in some parts of the ship, the intense combat operations “led to a numbness among the crew” and some sailors “lost sight of the purpose of their role to the mission.”

Stress of Houthi Combat Was a Key Factor in Series of Costly Navy Mishaps, Investigations Show | Military.com

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[Colin Parkinson]

and that was just a taste of what most WWII sailors went through...

 

[daftandbarmy]

and that was just a taste of what most WWII sailors went through...

This quote comes to mind

"There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today"

- Admiral Beatty