First photo of "Tutor" appeared.
"Verbena" had to be abandoned as well.
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Situation in the Red Sea (Houthi Thread)
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First photo of "Tutor" appeared.
"Verbena" had to be abandoned as well.
US Navy admitting the Houthis have real force:
There's something to the rumors of the attack on the USS Eisenhower. Last I read, it had repositioned well north of the hot zone. That coincides with the recent uptick in successful Houthi strikes. Events lead me to suspect the Ike was attacked, likely defeated the attack, and moved out of range. Now, the civilian passage is more dangerous, USN protection bubble has moved north, and the Houthis have an unprecedented local advantage off the Yemen coast proper.
Sailing a Polish manned, Ukrainian owned ship through there, without US cover, seems hazardous in hindsight. I'm a landlubber and don't know a thing about commercial sea traffic in a combat zone. To me, that last ship would of course be targeted, even if they weren't headed to Israel. They are rival proxies.
There's something to the rumors of the attack on the USS Eisenhower. Last I read, it had repositioned well north of the hot zone. That coincides with the recent uptick in successful Houthi strikes. Events lead me to suspect the Ike was attacked, likely defeated the attack, and moved out of range. Now, the civilian passage is more dangerous, USN protection bubble has moved north, and the Houthis have an unprecedented local advantage off the Yemen coast proper.
Sailing a Polish manned, Ukrainian owned ship through there, without US cover, seems hazardous in hindsight. I'm a landlubber and don't know a thing about commercial sea traffic in a combat zone. To me, that last ship would of course be targeted, even if they weren't headed to Israel. They are rival proxies.
From what I understand the carrier strike group is split: USS Eisenhower and the Arleigh Burke destroyer USS Gravely are in the northern part of the Red Sea - personally I think they're positioned there to protect Eilat, rather than anything else. The USS Philippine Sea cruiser is in the Gulf of Aden, south of Bab-el-Mandeb. And two destroyers: USS Gravely and USS Mason, are sailing up and down the strait escorting merchant vessels. There are also European warships of the Operation Aspides, but they don't seem to do much.
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Made an error.
I wrote "USS Gravely" twice: with Ike in the northern Red Sea and escorting merchant vessels through Bab-el-Mandeb, which is impossible at the same time.
I meant to write USS Carney in the latter, but it would also be a mistake, since Carney sailed back to the States just a few weeks ago.
The USS Laboon is the other destroyer which, along with USS Mason, escorts civilian ships through the strait.
Sorry for the confusion.
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More footage from the "Tutor".
^ Neither "Tutor" nor "Verbena" have sunk yet.
In other news, Houthis claim another round of attacks, but they're unconfirmed at the moment.
"Tutor" has sunk.
No updates on the "Verbena"
No updates on the "Verbena"
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Houthis were facing two problems with unmanned boats: limited intel, and limited control range. To overcome those challenges, Houthis began to stage their unmanned boats in the open sea, posing as fishing boats used by the locals, hidden in plain sight among other similar looking boats. They even put dummies onboard.
When a specific merchant vessel sails by, a Houthi team - hidden on another fishing boat - arms the exposives, activates the remote contols and drives the unmanned boat towards the target.
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Houthis showing videos of them attacking a Greek ship in the Red Sea, specific location unknown:
It's the "Tutor".
Video was most likely filmed by the same Houthi team that controlled the unmanned boat. It's consistent with the reports.
1. Houthis launched another wave of attacks all across the region. Most of the attacks remain unconfirmed at the moment and include:
- A missile attack on "Stolt Sequoia" a Liberia-flagged, British owned chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean.
- A drone attack, allegedly carried out together with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, on the port of Haifa which targeted 4 unidentified ships (2 general cargo and 2 cement carriers).
2. A confirmed attack was carried out against the "Transworld Navigator" a Liberia flagged, Greek owned and operated bulk carrier, which was hit at least twice in the Gulf of Aden and in the Red Sea.
3. An unidentified bulk carrier was abandoned by its crew in the Gulf of Aden, after the ship suffered damage and was flooded. The exact cause is unknown - could be a Houthi attack, could be an old sea mine.
^ All the quotes above from:
4. The "Verbena" is still afloat, salvage operation is under way.
5. Aicraft carrier USS Eisenhower and the USS Philippine Sea cruiser left the Red Sea.
- A missile attack on "Stolt Sequoia" a Liberia-flagged, British owned chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean.
- A drone attack, allegedly carried out together with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, on the port of Haifa which targeted 4 unidentified ships (2 general cargo and 2 cement carriers).
- A drone attack on "Shorthorn Express" a Luxembourg flagged, Dutch operated livestock carrier in the Mediterranean, sailing to Haifa.
2. A confirmed attack was carried out against the "Transworld Navigator" a Liberia flagged, Greek owned and operated bulk carrier, which was hit at least twice in the Gulf of Aden and in the Red Sea.
There are fresh reports about a naval drone attack on the "Transworld Navigator" - it could be serious if confirmed.
3. An unidentified bulk carrier was abandoned by its crew in the Gulf of Aden, after the ship suffered damage and was flooded. The exact cause is unknown - could be a Houthi attack, could be an old sea mine.
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4. The "Verbena" is still afloat, salvage operation is under way.
5. Aicraft carrier USS Eisenhower and the USS Philippine Sea cruiser left the Red Sea.
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Another attack: an MSC container carrier "MSC SARAH V" reported a near miss of a missile in the Arabian Sea.
Red Sea rotation update.
USS Roosevelt just made a port call in Busan, South Korea, where she will take part in military exercises with Korea and Japan.
So the strike group won't be sailing to the Middle East anytime soon, and this means that USS Eisenhower will have to linger in the Mediterranean for the time being - I won't be surprised if they're even ordered back to the Red Sea.
USS Roosevelt just made a port call in Busan, South Korea, where she will take part in military exercises with Korea and Japan.
So the strike group won't be sailing to the Middle East anytime soon, and this means that USS Eisenhower will have to linger in the Mediterranean for the time being - I won't be surprised if they're even ordered back to the Red Sea.
Houthis claim, that this attack was carried out by their domestically-made hypersonic missile.
Launch video in link.
However, considering the obvious lack of advanced military industrial complex in Houthi controlled parts of Yemen (in all of Yemen TBH), and judging by the footage, we are most likely talking about a locally assembled missile from the Iranian "Khaybar Shekan" line.
Houthi missile:
Khaybar Shekan missile:
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It's confirmed, "Transworld Navigator" was attacked by an unmanned boat, however the damage wasn't as serious as it was for the "Tutor".
1. Another wave of Houthi attacks.
Two vessels were attacked in the Red Sea: a Liberia flagged, US owned, Greek operated tanker "Delonix", and a Malta flagged, Greek owned and operated bulk carrier "IOANNIS".
And another 2 ships in the Mediterranean: a Maersk container ship "Johannes Maersk" and a Panama flagged, Turkish owned and operated tanker "Waler".
None of the attacks appears to be successful.
2. "Summer Lady", a Marshall Islands flagged, Greek owned and operated bulk carrier, reported an encounter with a swarm of unmanned boats in the Red Sea, but she wasn't attacked.
If I had to guess, I would say that Houthis were searching for a specific target and the "Summer Lady" wasn't it.
Two vessels were attacked in the Red Sea: a Liberia flagged, US owned, Greek operated tanker "Delonix", and a Malta flagged, Greek owned and operated bulk carrier "IOANNIS".
And another 2 ships in the Mediterranean: a Maersk container ship "Johannes Maersk" and a Panama flagged, Turkish owned and operated tanker "Waler".
None of the attacks appears to be successful.
2. "Summer Lady", a Marshall Islands flagged, Greek owned and operated bulk carrier, reported an encounter with a swarm of unmanned boats in the Red Sea, but she wasn't attacked.
If I had to guess, I would say that Houthis were searching for a specific target and the "Summer Lady" wasn't it.
I guess we will see how this plays out.
I've been expecting this since that missile hit on the Russian beach.
The US gives hi tech missiles, along with technical, logistic, and tracking guidance support to its thinly veiled Ukrainian proxy, resulting in sunken Russian warships and attacks on other Russian targets, including civilians?
Answer: Russia gives the same to forces standing against satanic globohomo. I would expect the Houthis to be launching Kaliber missiles at US aircraft carriers.
People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
I don't know about the Kaliber missles at Air craft carriers.
Thought I've had surface to ship missles shot at me by Houthis...