…Last night a commercial vessel was reportedly targeted with two cruise missiles in the Bab el Mandeb Strait. No further information on the success of this attack at this time. United Kingdom: Following the withdrawal of…

RSK CHESAPEAKE and M/V MAERSK DETROIT (both American flagged, owned, and operated) were attacked with multiple cruise missiles as they attempted to run northbound through the Bab el Mandeb Strait under the escort of US…

…Last night, the Houthis claimed to have partially closed the Bab el Mandeb Strait, threatening another major global maritime chokepoint. This announcement has been implemented as a blockade of Saudi ports, with the Houthi's claiming…

…Conflict escalates following Yemen’s announcement of further combat operations in the Bab el Mandeb Strait. Yemen has threatened to lay mines in the strait, and has increased the targeting of what few vessels have attempted…

…Yemen has demonstrated their ability to target ships in the Bab el Mandeb Strait, even with substantial U.S. Navy protection. If commercial ships begin to resume normal operations in the Red Sea, we will see…

…As maritime shipping begins to resume (to some degree) through the Bab el Mandeb Strait, interesting AIS transponder data has been noted by observers. In the metadata broadcast by a ship’s AIS transponder, short messages…

…Initial reporting indicates the vessel was traveling IVO the Bab el Mandeb Strait at the time of the strike. AC: Though Norwegian flagged, this chemical tanker was scheduled to make a port call in Israel next…

…Following the recent escalation of the war, the Houthis have claimed to close the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait to American and Israeli vessels. Analyst Comment: Now, a second major maritime choke point is threatened. During this…

…HOUTHI FORCES SINK SHIP IN BAB EL MANDEB STRAIT.// -----BEGIN TEARLINE----- -International Events- Middle East: Western mainstream media reporting over the past 24 hours has suggested that Egypt may be preparing for the reception of Palestinian…

…This morning one merchant vessel reported being struck by an Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) near the Bab el Mandeb Strait. The UKMTO reported the vessel as being sunk during the attack. The incident occurred so quickly…

…Djibouti because they support the Yemenis uh across the across the way there, across the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and they hate the United States, so they've kind of kicked the US out of Djibouti…

…And as of last week, we added another choke point to the list of concerns, the Bab el-Mandeb Strait or the BAM linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and eventually the Arabian…

…These targeting efforts in Yemen have complicated maritime shipping through the Bab El Mandeb Strait, elevating concerns that another major maritime choke point might be turning into a warzone. During the American campaign to combat th

…The Lincoln is hanging out off the coast of Oman just out of Iranian missile range and the Ford remains in the Red Sea having not transited the Bab el Mandeb strait just yet. Within the…

…the Strait of Hormuz, Bab el Mandeb, and the Suez Canal. Shipping attempting to transit any of these three points will very likely either be targeted directly, or be negatively affected in some way and the…

Bab el Mandeb 1: https://x.com/UK_MTO/status/2043358512525238607 SOUTHCOM: https://x.com/Southcom/status/2043477652573470959 CISA 1: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa26-097a New York 1: https://x.com…

…And the normal route takes the ship through the Suez Canal and also the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is where the Houthis are located. So, when the Ford was moving off station due to the…