Posted on 08/30/2024 10:47:40 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Ansarallah, the Shiite jihadist terror organization commonly known as the Houthis, published a video on Thursday that it claimed showed its members boarding the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion and planting bombs while chanting, “Allahu akbar.”
The Houthis, who control the Yemeni capital of Sana’a and launched a terrorist campaign to disrupt commercial shipping in the Red Sea late in 2023, attacked the Sounion on August 21, reportedly using projectiles and a private attack at sea. The attack necessitated the evacuation of the ship’s crew, leaving the oil tanker and its cargo of 150,000 tons of crude oil abandoned, a floating ecological disaster waiting to happen in the Red Sea. Reports differ over whether the Sounion is leaking oil — European officials say it is not, while the Pentagon suggested it is — and rescuers have not approached the ship to mitigate the damage out of fear that the Houthis will, in turn, attack them.
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Seems strange to strike a Greek vessel.
Granted, Greece is often a “flag of convenience” for owners and ship lessees based elsewhere - but its still a Greek ship.
But in the wider PR war, how do the Houthis benefit by striking a Greek vessel?
They’ve boarder her again and planted more explosives. And there appears to be oil leaking from the ship. Supposedly they’ve granted ‘permission’ for salvage but it will take at least a day to get to her.
YouTube’s What’s Going On With Shipping has a current report.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtiTox35eh8
“..These houthis sound like complete morons...”
Agree. Kinda like demonrats...
Especially one carrying Iraqi oil, not headed anywhere near Israeli ports.
yeah, “morons” closed the primary mideast shipping lane to NATO/US and all western flagged ships.
But put these turds on white western countries and they magically become wonderful citizens...
Why don’t the Greeks bomb the s- out of Yemen? They fought like hell against the commies and nazis. Are they all pussies now or just afraid of Iran?
Two Carrier Strike Groups,Expeditionary Group (Marines) and SEAL assets can’t beat the “morons” of the Red Sea because of the political design of Blinken and Brandon Iran policy.
By attacking ships in general it increases risk. Which drives up insurance rates helps drive up the price of oil!
Those two carrier strike groups are not even in position to do anything about the Houthis. They are positioned to retaliate against an attack on Israel from Iran. POSSIBLY they could hit Iranian launchers being prepped to hit Israel. That would be somewhat in line with Israel’s (fairly successful) strikes to disrupt Hezbollah’s recent large attack.
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