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Video Purportedly Shows Massive Explosion on Laden Oil Tanker ‘SOUNION’ in Red Sea
gCaptain ^ | August 23, 2024 | Ahmed Tolba and Hatem Maher

Posted on 08/23/2024 6:38:55 PM PDT by artichokegrower

Three fires have been observed on board a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Friday, one day after it was evacuated by its crew after being attacked by Yemeni Houthi militants.

(Excerpt) Read more at gcaptain.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Iran; Yemen
KEYWORDS: greece; houthi; iran; islamofascism; islamofascists; koranimals; mullahloversonfr; redsea; shipping; sounion; ukmto; war; yemen
When Trump is president this will end
1 posted on 08/23/2024 6:38:55 PM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

Flash to bang 8 seconds, 1.6 miles.


2 posted on 08/23/2024 6:47:11 PM PDT by null and void (Don't hallucinate and legislate, don't hallucinate and educate...)
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To: null and void

Must be the boom boom fairies again. Didn’t the USN deal with Houthis?


3 posted on 08/23/2024 7:05:49 PM PDT by hardspunned (Former DC GOP globalist stooge)
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To: artichokegrower

I hope so.


4 posted on 08/23/2024 7:09:42 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: artichokegrower

“Purported.” It purported up real good. Probably best to let it burn. Booms in the water, if possible.


5 posted on 08/23/2024 7:11:36 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: artichokegrower
Looks like the Houthis picked up themselves a new and improved missile at the flea market.

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6 posted on 08/23/2024 7:11:55 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Karl Spooner

If Donald Trump wins, I hope he deals with this crisis good and hard.


7 posted on 08/23/2024 7:12:58 PM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: No name given

Short of nuclear there may not be much he can do. We need some peace in a few regions around the world. Biden admin doesn’t do diplomacy, Trump will.


8 posted on 08/23/2024 7:18:16 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: hardspunned

The Navy has plenty of fire power over there now…..


9 posted on 08/23/2024 7:44:34 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: artichokegrower

Sounds like it may have been demolition charges instead of a missile.
https://youtu.be/CS5eWaZH5L8?si=G0MjLMyNeFueSvKb


10 posted on 08/23/2024 7:51:50 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: doc maverick
A much under reported story.

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Yahoo News
The US Navy says it can't stop the Houthi attacks on shipping with force alone

11 posted on 08/23/2024 8:13:55 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: artichokegrower

In the ME this is declared an environmental disaster but here, not so much lol:-)


12 posted on 08/23/2024 8:37:09 PM PDT by Harpotoo (Being a socialist is a lot easier than having to WORK like the rest of US:-))
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To: doc maverick

The Navy has plenty of fire power over there now


But what they do with it it ... its all about the ROEs.


13 posted on 08/24/2024 8:44:00 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: artichokegrower

Looks like it’s about time for NATO to dust off Article 5. Greece is a member of the EU, UN and NATO. Maybe the WEF/NWO has found it’s Lusitania.


14 posted on 08/24/2024 9:22:45 AM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (The Maine, The Lusitania, Pearl Harbor, Tonkin Gulf, Sept 11... what's going to be the next trigger?)
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