Situation in the Red Sea (Houthi Thread)

[TruckDriver9]

Whoever was shooting at the unmanned boat was a terrible shot! You could see the shots going over, under, and to the side! The ship is a reasonably stable platform, and the boat wasn't moving that fast. It should have been easy at that range to shoot in such a way to put a hole through the bottom of the boat, or just to hit the explosives and detonate them before they got closer.

Well, she's operated by an Indian shipmanagement company...

 

[It_Is_My_Time]

 

[TruckDriver9]

 

[TruckDriver9]

Update on the "Sounion" - extinguished.

 

[TruckDriver9]

1. "Olympic Spirit" - a Liberia flagged, Greek owned and operated tanker was attacked with multiple missiles in the Red Sea. She received minor damage.

The vessel was southbound in the Red Sea reporting it was bound for Oman when it came under attack. It was reported to be 70 miles southwest of Hodeidah when it was struck by an unknown projectile. There were reports of minor damage but no injuries to the crew.
The master reported a second attack about 40 minutes later with two additional projectiles which they said came close to the ship. It was followed by a third explosion later also close to the vessel. Some reports indicate the vessel was hit up to four times.

2. "St. John" - a Malta flagged, Greek owned and operated containership was allegedly attacked with a missile in the Indian Ocean.

The Houthis are also claiming an attack in the Indian Ocean on a vessel they identified as St. John. It appears to be a Malta-registered containership (21,500 dwt) bound from Mogadishu, Somalia to Jebel Ali, Dubai. The claim said a missile had been fired at the vessel because it had entered an Israeli port

Houthis Continue Targeting Tankers Damaging One and Claiming Second Attack

In the latest phase of the attacks on merchant ships, the Houthi militants continue to target tankers as well as vessels that they say are maintaining...

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[Pointy Elbows]

..."The largest chunk of projected Pentagon spending from a year’s worth of Middle East operations is $300 million for unplanned depot maintenance on the USS Bataan amphibious assault ship and ships with the USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group that conducted Red Sea operations, the Pentagon said in the documents."

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1.2B for reloading and repairing the last carrier strike group that went into the Red Sea... I was unaware that the Bataan had taken any contact. Didn't she stay in the eastern Med for the whole deployment? Granted, that may be true maintenance and not damage repair.

Finally getting some damage assessment into the public sphere. Red Sea is officially a big challenge to the US Navy.

 

[TruckDriver9]

1.2B for reloading and repairing the last carrier strike group that went into the Red Sea... I was unaware that the Bataan had taken any contact. Didn't she stay in the eastern Med for the whole deployment? Granted, that may be true maintenance and not damage repair.

Finally getting some damage assessment into the public sphere. Red Sea is officially a big challenge to the US Navy.

You must have mistaken USS Wasp which is currently in the Eastern Med, with USS Bataan which was deployed in the Red Sea back in late 2023.
That aside, I think those are just standard maintenance costs since Houthis haven't scored a single direct hit on a US Navy vessel. They say, they did every time they fired, but it would be impossible for the Navy to hide any damage from merchant vessels (Chinese, Iranian, local, etc) still sailing through the area.
The closest they came was back in February, when USS Gravely had to use the CIWS to shoot down an incoming missile, seconds before impact.

Houthis getting closer and closer to a strike on a USN ship:

 

[Thomas More]

The US DoD eats $1b for breakfast. I mean literally it is about 1/3 of the DoD budget per day.

I think the US is getting put to shame in the Red Sea, but I can't see them spending $1.2b as a big deal.

 

[TruckDriver9]

The US DoD eats $1b for breakfast. I mean literally it is about 1/3 of the DoD budget per day.

I think the US is getting put to shame in the Red Sea, but I can't see them spending $1.2b as a big deal.

 

[expectation]

B2 Bombers used on Houthi

 

[It_Is_My_Time]

B2 Bombers used on Houthi

A bridge literally collapsed in Mississippi last night, killing three if I remember correctly, and our tax money is going to this nonsense.

The anger will boil over soon.

 

[TruckDriver9]

B2 Bombers used on Houthi

So after almost a year of anti-Houthi operations carried out by US, UK and Israeli forces, we had to call in strategic bombers...
This doesn't inspire much confidence.

 

[It_Is_My_Time]

 

[TruckDriver9]

 

[It_Is_My_Time]

 

[TruckDriver9]

Houthis claim attacks on 3 ships.

"Motaro" - a Liberia flagged, Greek owned and operated bulk carrier - in the Red Sea. The master reported several explosions in the proximity of the vessel, but no direct strikes.

On Monday at about 1435 hours GMT, the master of a merchant ship reported an explosion near his ship. A second explosion followed at 1503, followed by a third at 1637. The vessel and the crew are reported safe and are continuing to the next port of call, according to the Royal Navy's UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The multiple-strike pattern follows the recent Houthi practice of targeting a vessel repeatedly as it transits past the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.

And two in the Arabian Sea:
"SC Montreal" - a Liberia flagged, Greek owned and operated container ship.
"Maersk Kowloon" - a Liberia flagged, German owned, Denmark operated container ship.
Both attacks are unconfirmed.

a Houthi military spokesman confirmed an attack on the Motaro and also claimed unconfirmed strikes on the SC Montreal and Maersk Kowloon in the Arabian Sea. The spokesman claimed that the attacks were in retaliation for "the violation by the companies that own them of the decision to ban entry to the ports of occupied Palestine."
U.S. Central Command has yet to confirm any of the strikes. It was the first confirmed Houthi anti-shipping activity since U.S. Air Force bombers hit the militant group's underground missile storage facilities on October 17.

Houthi Forces Attack Greek Bulker in Red Sea

Yemen's Houthi rebels have launched another attack on a merchant ship, ending a comparatively peaceful gap of 18 days in the Red Sea. The attack...

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[TruckDriver9]

German warships, on their way home from exercises in the Pacific, plot a course around Africa to avoid sailing through the Red Sea.

 

[Cooper]

^This picture makes it look like the captain suddenly changed his mind and wants no part of that Houthi action.

 

[TruckDriver9]

 

[TruckDriver9]

Egypt took a $6 billion hit, in lost Suez Canal traffic.


Meanwhile Houthis are on track to earn $2 billion, in protection money.

Houthis’ earnings from these illegal safe-transit fees to be about $180 million per month," the panel reported, noting that it has not been able to verify the information independently.
If the report is accurate, the Houthis could be generating more revenue from safe-transit fees than they earn by taxing petroleum imports, one of their biggest sources of income. If Houthi leaders ever agreed to cease strikes on Red Sea shipping, the group would be giving up more than $2 billion a year in income, along with a substantial source of regional influence and leverage.

Report: Houthis On Track to Earn $2B a Year by Shaking Down Shipowners

An as-yet-unreleased UN report suggests that Yemen's Houthi rebels have figured out a way to monetize their blockade of the Red Sea: insiders rep...

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