Posted on 10/02/2016 7:39:38 PM PDT by Chode
The futuristic looking HSV-2 Swift, an ex-U.S. Navy experimental high-speed logistics catamaran now being utilized by the UAE government, was struck by a missile on the evening of October 1, according to multiple reports. The ship was operating near the Yemeni port of Mokha located on the northeastern edge of the Mandeb Strait, a narrow and strategic body of water that connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden. Iranian-backed Houthi rebel fighters have claimed responsibility for the attack.
The Saudi-led coalition of Sunni Arab states fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has largely pushed them out of the southern reaches of the country, but the group is still entrenched in the west, especially along the Red Sea.
Destabilizing the Mandeb Strait could be part of a larger Iranian-backed regional strategy, one that has the potential to inflict significant economic pain on Saudi Arabia and the west. And this isn't the first time a Sunni Arab coalition vessel has been attacked by the Shiite anti-Yemeni government group; a year ago, two coalition ships were supposedly sunk by Iranian-supplied anti-ship missiles. A third ship was struck just months before that.
The UAE has formally acknowledged that there was an “incident” with the ship, but claims that no lives were lost. If the video above is legitimate, which it appears to be, that would be a miracle.
This attack is another reminder of the growing danger that anti-ship missiles represent—especially those that are more frequently being obtained by unpredictable non-state actors. This strike in particular is reminiscent of the 2006 attack on an Israeli Sa'ar 5 class corvette by another Iranian-backed group, Hezbollah, that had been supplied with a similar anti-ship missile system. Although in that case, the targeted ship was armed with a CIWS, albeit one that was not fully activated at the time.
never heard of this site before, unfortunately the video looks ligit, i pray not
UAE Navy Ship "HSV-2 Swift" sunk by Houthi-Rebels | #Yemen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTNeEYlO3Iw
God i hope this is wrong...
here we go, is right
if the Iranian IslamoNazis are attacking Arab ships ...
there’s gonna be trouble
I admit not to knowing that much about the politics between those two groups so please forgive my ignorance.
What could this mean?
I recognize several portions of this video from various movies.
i claim no real expertise either
but Iran wants to take over the Arab gulf (OIL! MONEY! POWER! plus some religious claims)
and so when Iran starts sinking Arab/UAE/Saudi/Quatari boats,
it is a sign of maybe some expanded, real trouble ahead
we will see.
The ship was operating for a DREDGING COMPANY.
This does sting, sure, but...who really believes that her current operational parameters were the same for when the USN had her, huh...?
US casualty..?
A little pride, maybe.
I bet it is or was faster than the “Disco Volante”.
Wars and rumors of wars, Molon Labbie
Passengers rescued from Emirati aid ship targeted by Yemen rebel fighters
After the USS Cole was struck off of Yemen back when Bubba was Prez the Captain FORBADE distribution of live ammo.
I mean AFTER the explosion, m’kay..? No live ammo. While everyone thought they were ABOUT TO BE FINISHED OFF, no live ammo.
Know why?
Cuz the Captain wanted to PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.
And in fact some squids did say there was ANOTHER haji zodiac tooling around out there.
I might be wrong on this ship. I might have it mixed up with another. I often stray from FRee Republic, and peruse other sites primarily sites of maritime interest.
I recall reading about a vessel, an experimental vessel the Navy had decided was about as worthless as you know what on a boar pig. I think this was the vessel. I recall they were looking for some sucker to purchase it, and get them out from under the costs of it all.
Anybody out there that can verify my recollections, or advise what ship I’m actually thinking of I ask to please comment. I remember the vessel I was reading about to be similar of type to transport vehicles as a ferry.
If this is the vessel I was reading about sometime in the past, then it may have been target practice as the Navy was dumping it pricewise. I got the impression someone messed up when they ordered it built, and just wanted it gone.
Fractal Trader's link says that 17 people died.
HF
So the real potential for a shooting war between the Saudis and the Iranians? Sunni vs Shia tribal warfare again.
I suppose this would have some destabilization on the world oil market.
So the real potential for a shooting war between the Saudis and the Iranians? Sunni vs Shia tribal warfare again.
I suppose this would have some destabilization on the world oil market.
If true, this would be a major upgrade in the Houthi terrorist's capability with modern high tech weapons with substantial long range reach.
The timing suggests that the 1.7 billion in cash and the 150 Billion from the Iranian Nuclear deal Obama gave Iran is paying big dividends in equipping their well organized world wide terror network.
Barn
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