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Houthis claim ‘catastrophic’ attack
in Red Sea that prompted crew to abandon ship

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Posted By: NorthernDog, 2/19/2024 12:03:51 PM

The Iran-backed Houthi militant group on Sunday damaged a ship offshore Yemen, prompting its crew to abandon the vessel in the latest escalation of maritime tensions that have disrupted key trade routes in the Red Sea. The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations said on social media they received a report of a vessel attack in the Bab el-Mandeb strait off Yemen’s coast, adding that the crew had abandoned the ship. “Vessel at anchor and all crew are safe,” the UKMTO said. Houthi militants later claimed the attack, with spokesperson Yahya Sare’e identifying the vessel as general cargo ship Rubymar and describing

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The ship is apparently dead in the water. Houthis are apparently not scared off by Joe-Pop.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: voxpopuli 2/19/2024 12:12:58 PM (No. 1661119)
cnbc.. well.. so far we don't even have a credible news source
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Reply 2 - Posted by: billa57 2/19/2024 12:24:10 PM (No. 1661129)
Where's Brandon? Calling for a cease fire with the president of Mexico?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: SweetPea3 2/19/2024 12:31:59 PM (No. 1661132)
Plugs cannot be reached. He's having a diaper change.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: planetgeo 2/19/2024 12:40:46 PM (No. 1661138)
Way past time for a "catastrophic" attack on Tehran. They're going to keep supplying these surrogates as long as they themselves are not suffering any consequences.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: DVC 2/19/2024 1:00:57 PM (No. 1661153)
If Tehran keeps it up, the requirements for a response are going to be greater than can be accomplished with conventional explosives. They may get to be the second country to get us mad enough to nuke them. Not a list you really want to get on.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Daisymay 2/19/2024 1:13:55 PM (No. 1661160)
I totally agree with #5! Time to quit horsing around with these Tyrants. I say, bring out the BIG Guns, whatever it takes to sink each and every one of those Militant's Boats along with everyone in them! All at the same time! No Survivors!! Blow them sky high and tell Iran they're next if they keep funding these Houthi Yutes!!
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Reply 7 - Posted by: Birddog 2/19/2024 1:43:46 PM (No. 1661179)
The facts that the ship was being operated by a Company in Lebanon, loaded with a Saudi cargo, and headed for Bulgaria seems not to have been an effective protection. Nor was the attack on another ship, loaded with much needed grain headed from Argentina to Yemen itself.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Alecto2 2/19/2024 3:10:59 PM (No. 1661218)
They appear to have shot down three MQ-9 drones ($32m each). Those Yeminis must be quaking in their boots?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: chumley 2/19/2024 4:16:43 PM (No. 1661239)
Our government has not had the will to win a war since 1945. Sure, they talk tough and lob massively expensive toys around, but they have no intention of inflicting any real damage. The goal is to keep the war going and keep the defense contractor kickbacks, er, donations coming. We are being lied to and have been all our lives.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Strike3 2/19/2024 4:43:05 PM (No. 1661251)
One major airstrike that includes all Houthi positions with three or more people and the major weapons manufacturing and distribution locations in Iran along with the government buildings in Tehran. That should buy us a little peace and quiet for a while.
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