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The Pentagon says a US warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack in the Red Sea
AP via MSN ^ | Dec 3, 2023

Posted on 12/03/2023 8:26:11 AM PST by McGruff

An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said, potentially marking a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war.

“We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available,” the Pentagon said.

The British military earlier said there had been a suspected drone attack and explosions in the Red Sea, without elaborating.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Gaza; Hamas; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Lebanon; News/Current Events; War on Terror; Yemen
KEYWORDS: gaza; hamas; houthis; iran; iraq; israel; lebanon; navy; redsea; shipping; usscarney; waronterror; yemen
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To: Starboard
We'll launch a barrage of wokeness.>>>>>>>>>>>

Our Commander in Chief is showing us all how its done.

Whenever he sees a camel driver he immediately turns around and bends over. Brilliant !( /sarc.)


101 posted on 12/04/2023 3:23:20 AM PST by Candor7 (Ask not for whom Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!)<img src=""width=500></img>)
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To: minnesota_bound

>> How would the terrorists know where our ships are? <<

Why wouldn’t they??

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:-12.0/centery:25.0/zoom:4


102 posted on 12/04/2023 4:11:43 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:60.4/centery:25.6/zoom:6


103 posted on 12/04/2023 4:13:56 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Mr. Mojo
"Don’t worry, we’ll blow up an empty Iranian warehouse in retaliation."

And, of course, we'll send them another five billion or so to fix any hard feelings..

104 posted on 12/04/2023 4:25:09 AM PST by unread (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the REPUBLIC..!)
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To: Elsie

One can sit on the deck of a luxury hotel on the shore of the Strait of Hormuz and watch the boats go by.


105 posted on 12/04/2023 4:42:13 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

https://www.google.com/maps/@26.4031474,56.4087813,138082m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu


106 posted on 12/04/2023 4:43:13 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: McGruff

The Houthis would make a wonderful target. Knocking the crap out of them would be a good start.


107 posted on 12/04/2023 5:11:50 AM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: McGruff

Just a matter of time until shipping companies will be hiring armed gunboats to escort them through there, with A3 capability and heavy enough direct fire weapons to keep all but the most advanced weapons and pirates at bay while they traverse it.

About the only thing they can do and still be allowed into most ports, almost all countries frown upon any form of weapons on transport ships, even for self defense in proven dangerous waters.

Bet there would be good money in armed escorting too now that I think of it.


108 posted on 12/04/2023 5:20:17 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: McGruff

No quarter should be given to pirates at sea. No rules, no mercy, no prisoners. This should include the home port and operating base of any pirate attack or activity.


109 posted on 12/04/2023 6:55:02 AM PST by Pennsyltucky Boy (bitterly clinging to our constitutional rights in PA)
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To: Syncro
how about it

didn't reagan stick a cruise in Kaddafi's side of his mistresses bed ?

Our guys had a bead on the suicide bomber, but Biden’s Gender Aware Top Brass wouldn’t give approval.

2 things about this sux...The Marine sniper didn't get the go ahead and the Marine didn't take the shot anyway. (better to ask forgiveness then permission)

I'm guessing the Marine sniper feels like damnit-to-hell for not taking the shot, now knowing 11 Marines and a Navy Corpsmen(of which Marines claim as their own)were killed.
110 posted on 12/04/2023 9:06:29 AM PST by stylin19a (Back when men cursed & beat the ground with sticks, it was named witchcraft. Today it's named golf.)
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To: caww

....”though we don’t”..................and it’s for sure whoever “they” are they were not elected!

In effect, the office of the Presidency is vacant.


111 posted on 12/04/2023 10:26:54 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: BlackVeil

.....correct, thankfully I did not ever have the dishonor, like millions of others, of meeting McNamara, Rusk or Johnson.


112 posted on 12/04/2023 10:29:04 AM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: usafa92; ought-six; 2CAVTrooper; Widget Jr; Timber Rattler; blitz128; canuck_conservative; ...

Then again perhaps it is just that pirates and terrorists have discovered the wonderful world of anti-shipping drones. It is not yet talked about much, but the future of marine warfare and power has changed as a result of Russia’s war against Ukraine.


113 posted on 12/04/2023 10:42:45 AM PST by gleeaikin ( Question authority)
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To: Elsie

You would think the navy would turn off their location beacon while in the area.


114 posted on 12/04/2023 11:45:13 AM PST by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: minnesota_bound

Well; unless they Navy now has a functioning cloaking device, mere eyeballs can locate the ships in that narrow width of water.


115 posted on 12/04/2023 5:38:10 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: wardamneagle; PIF; 2CAVTrooper; ought-six; Vermont Lt; dfwgator; Sunsong; Widget Jr; MeganC; ...

Here is a recent article regarding the immediate response of our ship to the attack.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/nation-world/story/2023-12-03/the-pentagon-says-a-us-warship-and-multiple-commercial-ships-have-come-under-attack-in-the-red-sea

” 3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones
By JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press, Dec. 3, 2023 11:06 PM PT
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —”

“Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hourslong assault, the U.S. military said. The Iranian-backed Houthis claimed two of the attacks. The strikes marked an escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war, as multiple vessels found themselves in the crosshairs of a single Houthi assault for the first time in the conflict. The U.S. vowed to “consider all appropriate responses” in the wake of the attack, specifically calling out Iran, after tensions have been high for years now over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program.

“These attacks represent a direct threat to international commerce and maritime security,” the U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement. “They have jeopardized the lives of international crews representing multiple countries around the world.”

As part of immediate response, US is now in talks with allies explained in link below.

https://apnews.com/article/houthis-shipping-red-sea-navy-israel-6dc5fbff6d28fead5d6ef1224cba5a14

By ZEKE MILLER
Updated 4:03 PM EST, December 4, 2023

“WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Monday that the U.S. may establish a naval task force to escort commercial ships in the Red Sea, a day after three vessels were struck by missiles fired by Iranian-back Houthis in Yemen.

National security adviser Jake Sullivan said the U.S. has been in active conversations with allies about setting up the escorts though nothing is finalized, describing it as a “natural” response to that sort of incident.”


116 posted on 12/04/2023 7:41:30 PM PST by gleeaikin ( Question authority)
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To: McGruff

Biden won’t admit it was an act of war.


117 posted on 12/05/2023 4:03:47 AM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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