Meanwhile, two more tankers were attacked in the Red Sea, but without serious consequences.
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Situation in the Red Sea (Houthi Thread)
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The "Sounion" salvage operation had to be cancelled. Under current conditions (ongoing fires, sustained damage) salvors are unable to tow her to a safe port.
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I suspect they'll have to call in a second tanker and try to pump all the remaining oil from the "Sounion".
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I suspect they'll have to call in a second tanker and try to pump all the remaining oil from the "Sounion".
Someone - presumably Houthis - is impersonating the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and asking merchant vessels in the Red Sea to turn on their AIS transponders.
@TruckDriver9, I wonder if it has to do with this:
Reportedly, the USS Lincoln entered the eastern edge of the Gulf of Aden today.
Reportedly, the USS Lincoln entered the eastern edge of the Gulf of Aden today.
I wouldn't necessary connect them. Information warfare is just another tool in the box, radio games like this will create confusion - now whenever a western warship, or a maritime institution, calls on a vessel to alter it's course, the crew won't know if it's legit or not. This will have an impact on the ongoing convoy operations - most likely will cause delays in organizing convoys, since merchant crews will have to double check the authenticity of all calls. But it won't affect the warships directly - not unless Houthis can crack our comms.
USNI fleet tracker has the Roosevelt CSG in the Gulf of Oman, and Lincoln CSG in the Gulf of Aden.
Plus two destroyers - USS Stockdale and USS Michael Murphy (both from the Pacific Fleet) in the Red Sea
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"Sounion" is still burning.
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3 Greek vessels, protected by 3 European warships, will attempt to salvage the "Sounion".
3 Greek vessels, protected by 3 European warships, will attempt to salvage the "Sounion".
Houthis warned they had some surprises to unleash on Israel. I thought they were bluffing, maybe they are not.
Even the Houthis have hypersonic missiles now. Must be coming from Iran, via Russia.
Even the USA doesn't have them, or any way to shoot them down.
Now, if the Arabic-speaking nations around Israel (or Iran) get Russia's Poseidon underwater drone...that would be a game-changer. Slam a few of those into Israel's coast, and "from the river to the sea" will become a reality in the form of tsunamis.
Even the USA doesn't have them, or any way to shoot them down.
Now, if the Arabic-speaking nations around Israel (or Iran) get Russia's Poseidon underwater drone...that would be a game-changer. Slam a few of those into Israel's coast, and "from the river to the sea" will become a reality in the form of tsunamis.
Looks like it was Iranian made. The end result of Diversity is your technology falls behind, in what is the ultimate competition, the technology battle, because you turned your once super power into a Make-A-Wish foundation.
As kids, we all had calendars where we would "x" off every single day in counting down to summer. I wonder if China doesn't have a gigantic calendar where they "x" off the days until they can take out the USA with drones and watch on their TV's at the carnage of the idiots who thought "eVeRy BodY EqUal".
Thanks for the update. Did it make a go for the Gulf of Aden/Red Sea before heading home (I find no evidence of it)? I've been out of pocket lately.
Wonder if this is a warning shot against using NATO weapons into Russia
Nope, they didn't.
Salvage of the "Sounion" is underway.
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At first they will tow her to the Saudi coast, where hidden from the Houthis they will attempt to put down the fires, and pump the remaining oil into a second tanker.
Photos: Greek Salvage Tug Takes Burning Tanker in Tow
After a weekslong delay to address safety and security issues, a salvage tug has taken the burning tanker Sounion in tow and is proceeding north throu...
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At first they will tow her to the Saudi coast, where hidden from the Houthis they will attempt to put down the fires, and pump the remaining oil into a second tanker.
For placeholder: No US carrier has been present in the Red Sea since Ike's departure under fire. Two carriers (Roosevelt and Lincoln) have approached from the east, but not attempted Red Sea entry. The Roosevelt has departed for home, leaving it doubtful that the Lincoln will attempt passage with less regional backup (time will tell). The Houthi's just sent a (hypersonic?) missile into Israel proper, passing through both US and Israeli air defense networks, traveling the length of the Red Sea (demonstrating full range into where Ike had gone at the end of her tour to be "safe" at that time). The total Red Sea, plus Gulf of Aden, plus anything within 2000 km of Yemen, is subject to such attack.
This was a brushback pitch to all Prosperity Guardian countries/ships as much as it was a so-so attack on an Israeli refinery.
Still, Iran has not yet mounted a retaliatory attack on Israel. Maybe they are losing face in the arab/muslim world, but if they are the missile producer for this Yemen attack, they have flexed a different muscle (and at lower risk to their own force). Savvy, proxy war stuff there, eh? Sounds familiar. Bibi just lost a carrier strike group for a while also, advantage Iran. Iran showing more discipline than I thought possible, and it might work.
This was a brushback pitch to all Prosperity Guardian countries/ships as much as it was a so-so attack on an Israeli refinery.
Still, Iran has not yet mounted a retaliatory attack on Israel. Maybe they are losing face in the arab/muslim world, but if they are the missile producer for this Yemen attack, they have flexed a different muscle (and at lower risk to their own force). Savvy, proxy war stuff there, eh? Sounds familiar. Bibi just lost a carrier strike group for a while also, advantage Iran. Iran showing more discipline than I thought possible, and it might work.
I have a feeling that Russia has helped guide Iran's response to Israel. In exchange for buying weapons from Iran, and Iran doing as Russia has likely suggested, Iran in return has probably gotten some nice gifts. Rumors of air defense systems or nuclear technology/information have been swirling the internet. No way of knowing. But the fact Iran has not responded directly tells me something bigger for them has come about and the fact Russia was in Iran just a day or two afterwards seems to be the cause for it.
If Iran is able to take Russia's help and really advance their military technology, then they really can play the long game. Keep supplying the proxies, keep denying involvement, keep attacking the satanic west with a death by a thousand cuts. Either you eventually beat them this way or they get froggy and come after you and that is when you can release this new great technology.