[Doohickey]

If you’re wanting to transit the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, aside from taking the long way around your options are relatively limited.

[AnAmericanMother]

There are better options than just hoping for the best and not even setting a watch.

1. Hire an escort with significant firepower

2. Travel in company like the East Indiamen used to do

3. Leave the low-freeboard vessel in the Med and use something more defensible.