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US Navy helicopters just sank 3 Yemeni motorized canoes in the Red Sea
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US Navy helicopters just sank 3 Yemeni motorized canoes in the Red Sea

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Dec 31, 2023, 12:52 PM
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They were attacking a Singapore container ship in the Red Sea. Helicopters told them to leave. They shot at the helicopters. They're now sleeping with the fish. Maersak now has halted Red Sea shipping.

At some point this gets to be a big problem. And WHY can a bunch of terrorists in john boats attack, and take over a ship hauling billions in goods? These ships need guns, missiles, rockets, and a way to defend themselves, aside from the US Navy. These aren't the pirates of yesterday who had cannons and ships of equal size and speed. There's no excuse IMO.

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Dec 31, 2023, 12:56 PM
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Nice. Good news as far as the deaths of those in the canoes

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Why are we even involved?***


Dec 31, 2023, 1:03 PM
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Target practice?

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Dec 31, 2023, 1:11 PM
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Or Global supply chains?

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Global shipping is kinda important.***

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Dec 31, 2023, 1:31 PM [ in reply to Why are we even involved?*** ]
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drunk at the putt putt.


Re: Global shipping is kinda important.***


Dec 31, 2023, 1:37 PM
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"The Red Sea serves an important role in the global economy, with cargo vessels traveling between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea every year, thus shortening the path between Asia and Europe almost by half (as compared to traveling around Africa via the Atlantic Ocean)."

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I get that, but why cant the EU or

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Dec 31, 2023, 7:18 PM
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one single European country step up to the plate every once in a while??

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We're there. We're highly capable.


Dec 31, 2023, 8:15 PM
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It gives us a chance to flex nuts for soft power purposes.

And shooting down ballistic missiles from a naval ship is a solid flex.

But mostly we're already there. And we're highly capable.

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Re: We're there. We're highly capable.


Dec 31, 2023, 8:41 PM
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Nope. They are stepping up as well. They are there as well with us.

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Re: I get that, but why cant the EU or


Dec 31, 2023, 8:39 PM [ in reply to I get that, but why cant the EU or ]
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They have and we have a coalition if ships there now. There is Great Britain, France, Spain Norway, Italy, and the Netherlands.


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/19/us-announces-naval-coalition-to-defend-red-sea-shipping-from-houthi-attacks

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Re: Global shipping is kinda important.***

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Dec 31, 2023, 1:37 PM [ in reply to Global shipping is kinda important.*** ]
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That was for tigermanac.

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Re: Why are we even involved?***


Dec 31, 2023, 1:35 PM [ in reply to Why are we even involved?*** ]
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Commerce. There is an international coalition keeping that straight an open shipping lane.

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Re: Why are we even involved?***


Dec 31, 2023, 8:40 PM [ in reply to Why are we even involved?*** ]
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/19/us-announces-naval-coalition-to-defend-red-sea-shipping-from-houthi-attacks

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Maybe Red Sea needs to be declared a gun-free zone?***


Dec 31, 2023, 1:16 PM
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Billions?


Dec 31, 2023, 1:58 PM
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I’m struggling to wrap my head around a 10 figure load of cargo on a single ship.

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Re: Billions?


Dec 31, 2023, 2:08 PM
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I didn't know, but I found this.

"A typical VLCC tanker has a capacity of around 2 million barrels, so the entire cargo is worth $140M.Jun 16, 2019

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yes, ships do not carry billions, millions would have been more appropriate***

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Dec 31, 2023, 2:14 PM
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Roughly 2,000 containers per ship


Dec 31, 2023, 3:11 PM [ in reply to Billions? ]
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$20,000 each just in empty containers so $40 million there.

Fill one with cell phones and that one is worth $40 million.

Total cargo could easily be over $1 billion

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Re: US Navy helicopters just sank 3 Yemeni motorized canoes in the Red Sea

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Dec 31, 2023, 2:06 PM
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Hourhis providing the Navy a little target practice lately.

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Re: US Navy helicopters just sank 3 Yemeni motorized canoes in the Red Sea

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Dec 31, 2023, 3:46 PM
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I wish I could give this more than one thumbs up

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Re: US Navy helicopters just sank 3 Yemeni motorized canoes in the Red Sea

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Dec 31, 2023, 6:42 PM
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GO NAVY!
Give em hell.

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