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…multiple vessels this week the merchant vessel true confidence was struck with at least one cruise missile forcing the surviving crew to abandon ship in the Gu…

…This fleet reduction is allegedly due to the dwindling numbers of Merchant Mariners that are able to help crew and maintain various classes of support vessel. Most of the vessels marked for placement int…

…Marines onboard these vessels is to provide onboard security teams for merchant vessels passing through high-risk areas, if the situation calls for it. This is a long-standing mission set, and one th…

…OPERATION TO ORGANIZE EVACUATION OF PERSIAN GULF UNDERWAY AS MERCHANT SHIPS PREPARE TO TRANSIT THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. DOZENS OF SUSPECTED TERRORISTS ARRESTED IN TURKEY BEFORE NATO SUMMIT.// …

…couple of weeks so again we have a lot of reports talking about things like the US Merchant Marine Fleet which is fascinating information and of course we have someone here mentioning the the FAA tfrs…

…These targeting efforts have substantially increased the danger to civilian mariners as disputes regarding the administration of the routes has been complicated by the targeting of merchant shipping. Here on the home front, there have been…

…US NAVY BEGINS TARGETING MERCHANT TRAFFIC IN STRAIT OF HORMUZ. VIOLENT CRIME CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. PROTESTS CONTINUE IN UNIT…

…Bottom line up front, war continues in Middle East, US consulate under attack in Karachi, nine rioters killed as US Marines defend the compound. Ayatollah confirmed to dead following air strike. Missile and drone strikes continue…

…MERCHANT MARINE VESSEL SINKING IN PACIFIC OCEAN DUE TO SHAFT SEAL FAILURE. PRESIDENT TRUMP ANNOUNCES NEW ECONOMIC WARFARE CAMPAI…

…And this is a new concept that the Marines came up with, a comparatively new concept. It's It started being put into the fleet back in I think 2017, 2018, but it has been theorized…

…But right now at the strategic level, this could really just be preparation for something other than putting Marines on the ground such as escorting merchant vessels through the strait. This has been put forward as…

…speaking we have us navy sailors on u.s navy ships and we sometimes have you know merchant marines on naval ships and we have naval support ships like like hospital ships and oilers and things…