[Carry_Okie]

Too bad Yemen does not need artificial reefs. The Iranian ships would make good ones.

Loaded supertankers now draw almost 100 feet. The Bar el Mandeb is about 300 feet deep at the most.

[GATOR NAVY]

Loaded supertankers now draw almost 100 feet. The Bar el Mandeb is about 300 feet deep at the most.

I think the main channel of the BAM is closer to 300 meters than 300 feet. It's been a few years since I went through it.