CNO when America was still America:
The crew got off the ship ok.
We ain’t killin’ enough of these Houthi a$$holes...
Time to revise the ROE.
A US Air Force drone crashed off Yemen last night no official talk yet but the leaked-out stuff along the lines of there were Houthi SAM’s trying to bring it down.
The crash of the US drone ‘in connection’ with the effort by the SAM’s to down it we are told.
Attacks had diminished a bit the last week or so, as have attacks in Syria and Iraq, but the last couple days have been busy near Yemen. An actual sinking of a British cargo ship would certainly up the ante.
We are doing a lousy job of protecting shipping.
The more hooties killed the better. Less carbon footprint.
Why did a Brit ship attempt to go via the Red Sea anyway? The US & UK bombing has done nothing to thwart the Houthis. Actually the US is embarrassing itself by its inability to stop them and should just leave the area.
This entire Houthi situation is a HUGE positive for our fighting men and women. We are gaining experience and intel on these new gueriulla tactics in a situation where it only affects shipping. We will be far more prepared in a future conflict when it really matters.
Brits don’t take this shit on the high seas lightly. At least historically.
The HMS Diamond has got this…
Our trillion dollar navy is powerless to stop an irregular army shooting off some dirt cheap missiles and drones. How many hundreds of millions in missiles and other expenses have we already thrown at them? That’s our MIC!
I know this ship had fertilizer, but I was reading that there is a disruption in the supply of black tea to Britain because of the Houthi attacks. “Freight is being sent around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, adding as many as 14 days to delivery times.”
The owner of the ship chose to fly the flag of Belize. This was certainly done to get around UK taxes and regulations. So perhaps the owner should put in a call to the Belize navy. Let them handle it.
CNO when America was still America:
I thought president retard bombed some tents and solved this problem? He thinks he did
Now let’s see if the Brits have the balls to do to the Houthis what Obama’s proxy in the WH won’t do. Just take them out and be done with it.
G-Captain report (today):
https://gcaptain.com/grain-ship-arrives-yemen-houthi-attack-concerns-mount-over-rubymar-fate/