That one security guy doesn’t even have a magazine…

@ThatOpalGuy

8 күн бұрын

it appears he put one in, the second time you see him the weapon is loaded

@TheRealRedRooster

8 күн бұрын

@@raykettel1837 You can have all the optics you ant, if your weapon isn't loaded, it wont fire. And shooting at a boot in a situation like this, with two moving objects, optics won't do much good, you would have to fire with a lead-in, which is actually easier with iron sights.

@TheRealRedRooster

8 күн бұрын

@@ThatOpalGuy No, he didn't. he was holding the gun at the low ready, no magazine anywhere. This is the scene inside the bridge room, not when those two clowns were standing outside...

@karlheinzvonkroemann2217

8 күн бұрын

@@raykettel1837 That weapon is useless in this situation. This security detachment is a joke!

@bjorntorlarsson

8 күн бұрын

"Seucurity" as used in the English language today is but a word. A trick to fool the tax payers. It never provides any kind of security in the original meaning of the word. If anything the opposite.

Hello Sal and viewers, i can help with some of the language i can catch. 2:24 (baka bomba 'yan, walang tao) - "it might be a bomb, there is nobody (on the boat)" 4:44 (lumabas pa talaga ako) - "and i just had to go outside" or "i cant believe i really went outside" 4:53 (pa-andarin n'yo, pa-andarin n'yo) - "start running (the vessel)" or "start getting control of the ship" "start controlling the ship" 5:01 (bilis jan, bilis) - "hurry up over there, hurry up" 5:07 ('dito ba lahat?) - "is everyone here?" 5:12 (akyat lahat sa bridge, x3) - "everyone head up to the bridge" x3 5:16 (ingat, ingat umakyat) - "be careful, be careful going up" My guess is the crew was majority if not wholly crewed by Filipinos as the who guy went on the ship-wide pa to instruct everyone to head to the bridge addressed them just in filipino and not in English. I suspect the armed personnel were not filipinos, perhaps africans, as the crew communicate with them in English. I hope they find the missing sailor from MV Tutor. I bet the crew are quite happy to be on an American aircraft carrier. Thank you Sal for your work.

@bluedragontoybash2463

8 күн бұрын

salamat !

@clomsie

8 күн бұрын

❤

@stco2426

7 күн бұрын

Thanks for your post.

@maryeckel9682

7 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@clomsie

7 күн бұрын

❤

Chief Makoi says they're Filipino, and they're speaking Tagalog here.

@EmmanuelGenePonce

7 күн бұрын

Probably Gung Ho MIA,Seen Peter Josephs Culture In Decline Season 1?

@elsiemadera2184

2 күн бұрын

Yes A pilipino

Thanks for sharing your opinions and expertise Sal. Never knew I was interested in maritime news until I found your channel!

Security provided by the Uvalde Police Department!

@cumberlandjed

7 күн бұрын

it was REALLY scary guys, like for real ok??

@fuckfannyfiddlefart

7 күн бұрын

They needed to intervene, we NEED to STOP MURDERING Free PALESTINE 🇵🇸

@SchmuelGoldstein-mj8rk

5 күн бұрын

How are they supposed to stop a missile?

@pedlpower

5 күн бұрын

@@SchmuelGoldstein-mj8rk It was a boat.

Crews were talking in Tagalog. Filipino

@user-dw7cp5ee5f

8 күн бұрын

And the security's posture of holding rifle looks like US amry style trainning. Vietnamees follow the soviet posture

@BrownEyePinch

8 күн бұрын

Talking in sinking

@d_fresh1169

8 күн бұрын

Was just going to say the same. I'm American, living in PH, and speak/understand Tagalog. The crew is definitely Filiipino.

@jesspeinado480

8 күн бұрын

I knew it! They must have been hired from the T-Mobile customer service ctr.

@extractedentertainment8213

7 күн бұрын

@@d_fresh1169I boarded many vessels this size as a Boarding Officer in the USCG, and Id say most of them had Filipino crews

The security team was hired to stop boardings. USV attacks are a different animal. They'll need port states to allow merchant ships to carry guns that can engage at a distance and destroy a small vessel. I say port states since a vessel so armed is not allowed most countries over gun control concerns. But as we see, the navies are not up to the job of keeping the sea lanes open. Probably more a political will rather than capability issue.

@joshuaerickson2458

8 күн бұрын

This is what worries me most not all the international law complaints. We are heading to a world were unmanmed bombs can easily attack and sink ships near the coast. What happens when they start attacking at night, or give the USVs autonomy?

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

Armed Merchant ships are not going to happen.

@jjhead431

8 күн бұрын

​@@WALTERBROADDUSGov'ts are terrified of armed civilians.

@bsgtrekfan88

8 күн бұрын

@@WALTERBROADDUS oh yes they will

@graveperil2169

8 күн бұрын

thats why the dummies were on board you can not go brassing up every fishing vessel in sight

Problem here wasn't necessarily the security team. Rules of engagement will determine their actions. They're primarily there to deter pirates, not deal with USVs. Hopefully shipping companies learn from this and update their policies. Remember, noone wants to be that guy that shoots up an innocent civilian vessel. That was a local dhow made into a USV, so mariners get used to seeing them constantly, and seemed hesitant to engage. I spent a good bit of time in that area back in the 80s-90s US Navy doing boardings.

@Nites2k

4 күн бұрын

It's sad that he's taking the nationality as a way to assume they are just unqualified. No critical thought or logic just str8 discrimination. Smh

@andywelter

2 күн бұрын

@@Nites2k if they responded AT ALL, then maybe they would not have been deemed ineffective.

According to the Houthis, after the attack on Rafah, they announced the escalation of operations and said it with all frankness: Any institution or maritime company from any country that deals with Israel, even once, all of its ships become under Houthi sanctions and become a legitimate target for them. They said that they sent emails to companies under sanctions for not passing through That's the way. They gave all the punished companies the names of their ships that went to Israeli ports and became punished because of them.

Sal, I want to thank you for what you do, educating and keeping us informed. I've been following your channel for a few months now, but this is my first comment. My dad was born in Denmark in 1922 and was a merchant sailor before and after WWII. Yes, he started young! He sailed on steam ships for Maersk around the world, including the Middle East. He and I both were longshoremen at the Port of Vancouver. I think about him when I see the hazards that mariners face today. I wish he was here so I could watch your videos with him, and I could hear more of his stories.

PA guy was calling for everybody to go up to the bridge. All Filipino crew, excepting the security detachment; not sure what they are.

@obsidianjane4413

8 күн бұрын

The Commenteers are speculating that they are Nepalese. But they are probably just Filipino too.

@tomriley5790

7 күн бұрын

They're talking in Tagalong so seems they were also Filipino.

Seeing a lot of comments about the security team dropping the ball and I just want to add my two cents here. Those teams are only there to do one job and that mostly concerns defending the ship and the crew from being boarded by pirates. Their job boils down to either shooting at and deterring or eliminating small pirate skiffs before they board or having the crew lock down in a "citadel" and eliminating any boarders. They are not trained nor equipped to handle unmanned explosive craft from getting to the vessel, defending against these attacks is very much out of the scope of their job description and I dont blame them for the death of the mariner in this situation.

@jonjdoe

5 күн бұрын

You are assuming that was their mission, while likely, only they would know their contract and ROE. If you have direct knowledge of this teams contract you should state so or qualify your statements.

@Snyder1224

4 күн бұрын

@@jonjdoe current US mariner that has sailed with security teams such as Trident many times, attended all their crew safety briefings every time we head into known pirate waters. Have not been on a ship in the red sea in the past year so they may have amended the mission to defend against Houthi attacks but seeing as most of them have been anti ship ballistic missiles and the teams only usually have AR-15's it it unlikely. Most of not all ships with US mariners on them are going around Africa now so I doubt I will get to see if these missions are updated but I could reach out to a few friends who sail for Maersk as permanent employees if you'd like.

@Snyder1224

4 күн бұрын

@@jonjdoe Also, even if the ship had sounded the pirate alarm, most ships citadels are in the engine room or a pipe tunnel on the outboard side of the ship. This unmanned craft exploded right near the engine room on this ship which is where I assume the mariner was killed. I could be wrong but these guys could have done everything they were supposed to and still had the same outcome.

Perhaps the Liberian Navy will retaliate?

@Airman..

8 күн бұрын

Liberia is basically an online sovereign nation

@TheMajorActual

8 күн бұрын

Maybe Liberia should rehire Cobus Classens.

@mitchyoung93

8 күн бұрын

​@@Airman..lts the 19th century Wakanda

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

Are you trying to be humorous?

@robdog1245

8 күн бұрын

Is that like the Mexican Air Force?

That one guy didn’t even have a magazine in his rifle! How can they call themselves armed guards if they don’t have ammo for their guns?

@alltat

8 күн бұрын

If you're bringing a rifle to a naval engagement, having ammunition or not isn't going to make any difference.

@xCheddarB0b42x

8 күн бұрын

@@alltat You can hole an outboard with .308 WIN ball rounds. They didn't even try.

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

Rifles are for stopping people. Youare not going to sink a boat with one. And by their Rules of Engagement, they had not been engaged.

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

​@@xCheddarB0b42xthey have Rules of Engagement. They had not been fired on or communicated with the other craft. You just can't shoot every boat that comes by.

@jvaneck8991

8 күн бұрын

@@WALTERBROADDUS Sure you can. That is the Red Sea, and there are no rules.

5:12 he is saying in Tagalog/Filipino to the crew to climb up to the Bridge where he is standing which is the control center of the ship other than the Engine room or the Citadel perhaps to count and see how many of the crew is still present

Security using the passive approach......lol.

@JoeOvercoat

8 күн бұрын

It’s as if the ship and crew were considered write offs from the get-go.

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

The security team is operating under their Rules of Engagement. You just can't shoot at a boat that is Sailing by.

@stevenr8606

8 күн бұрын

It might be a door dash 🙄​@@WALTERBROADDUS

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

@@stevenr8606 I can go for a pizza at sea.🍕

@obsidianjane4413

8 күн бұрын

@@WALTERBROADDUS In the Red Sea/Horn of Africa a small craft approaching you unannounced is going to do one of two things, blow up, or try to board. The security team was there to prevent either. And they totally failed. Stop defending this incompetence.

The security crew isn't worth the food they've eaten. It amazes me that security could be so bad for a ship and contents worth millions of dollars, sailing in the most dangerous waters of the world.

@zblitek

8 күн бұрын

Yeah, and they dont even have magazines in their rifles...

@karlheinzvonkroemann2217

8 күн бұрын

@@zblitek It's NOT the proper weapon for the job! They need a heavy MG or a 20mm canon, not an optic!

@karlheinzvonkroemann2217

8 күн бұрын

@@raykettel1837 They need a heavy MG not an optic!

@mitchyoung93

8 күн бұрын

As the Russian Black Sea fleets experience shows these things are hard to defeat. They are nimble, ride low in the water, hard to see, and usually take several hits to stop or destroy. The Russians have started using helicopters to counter them

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

It's not like you're going to sink a boat with a rifle...

8:29 they're wearing blacked out goggles, presumably so they don't see something tactically sensitive. they're treating them as potentially hostile.

@modeticklestv4601

3 күн бұрын

just sunglasses 😎. wtf u high?

They may be from Nepal but they are sure as hell not Gurkhas.

@wgowshipping

8 күн бұрын

They may be from Sri Lanka.

@bjorntorlarsson

8 күн бұрын

You should see the Gurkhas of today! They are also not what they used to be.

@Anolaana

8 күн бұрын

@@bjorntorlarsson What do you mean by that, exactly?

@bjorntorlarsson

8 күн бұрын

@@Anolaana What do you mean by "exactly", exactly?

@tdolan500

8 күн бұрын

@@bjorntorlarssonhe means what utter garbage are you spouting?

Not only is there Great reporting on this channel but there’s also humanitarian angle provided . It’s clear these large ships are not just huge chunks of engineering but they also contain people who like the rest of us are just trying to make a safe living. This channel is a credit to you.

@trancedeep1594

5 күн бұрын

If you want to talk humanitarian, the cargo on some of these ships could feed a lot of people - grain, for example, or other critical resources.

❤ Thank you for reporting on this topic so regularly and being very frank about the situation.

thank you Doctor Sal....always keeping us informed,,,,,,Paul in Orlando

Yeah, having competent security can be expensive....so how expensive is it to lose an entire ship? smh.....

@obsidianjane4413

8 күн бұрын

Its mainly how much is the cost of insurance vs. competent security vs. how cheap a cut-rate "security" you can get that will get you a discount on that insurance.

@alquinn8576

8 күн бұрын

@@obsidianjane4413 yeah, I'm guessing if these are total losses, the equation of security vs insurance vs going to long way around will be reevaluated

So, the Iranians have seen what Ukraine has done with drone boats and started supplying or guiding the Houthis with waterborne drones. Always learning.

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

People keep building better mouse traps.

@davidmanley1966

8 күн бұрын

Other way around. The Houthis have been using explosive boats with great success and Iranian support since 2016. Ukraine learnt from them

@lookingbehind6335

8 күн бұрын

I’m afraid you have it backwards.

@davidmanley1966

7 күн бұрын

First confirmed Houthi use of a one-way attack USV, October 2016

@piccalillipit9211

6 күн бұрын

Iranians have loitering sea drones - they release 250 tiny anti-personnel drones that hunt the crew of the ship. They make the ship unusable as the crew cant come out of their quarters as there are drones waiting for them. Its difficult to run an aircraft carrier if the crew cant leave quarters.

We are only at the beginning of what surface drones are going to do to commercial shipping in the coming years.

@MrkBO8

8 күн бұрын

Ships are now obsolete, the second generation are underwater drones

On today's episode of What's going on with shipping: those archaic Houthi Rebz show us evolution at a new pace. PLUS a few Bab Al-Mandabs to get you feeling right.

Thanks for the updates Sal.

Great video, Captain!!Thanks for informing us!! Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷

The fact that there was an Iranian frigate in the area seems more than a coincidence - highly likely that it was providing targeting date or even direct control of the USV

The behavior of the security crew was underwhelming.....

Since the Red Sea didn't appear in the communique of the G7, they probably acknowledged that the Red Sea is lost and merchant vessels are on their own. At this point I would blame the owner that ordered the crew to take a short cut through a warzone.

There should be a policy that any boat approaching within a quarter mile (? Kilometers ) will be considered hostile unless things are worked out on the radio.

@jonmccormick8683

8 күн бұрын

Lots of red sea traffic and boats running everywhere. (Fishing, small commercial etc). This passage is rather narrow for the traffic.

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

That's not going to fly. And now you're going to put the company on the hook for shooting some potential fishermen. Nobody even speaks the same language....

Gigantic explosion, they still have to page the captain to the bridge?

@wst8340

8 күн бұрын

He was on break 😮

@jerimarkdawey8633

8 күн бұрын

the PA is "akyat lahat sa bridge" which translates to everyone go up to bridge.

@peteysquirrelchaser9028

8 күн бұрын

@@jerimarkdawey8633 Thank you for that.

Armed security on a ship is a grey line. You commenters need to remember this. Those rifles are disposable if they need to be thrown overboard which are why they are basic without any accessories. Also with shipping, they're chasing the bottom so you won't get the best security. You'll get an armed mall security guard with a rifle that will defend crew.

@tomriley5790

7 күн бұрын

Not necessarily - there are some armory ships which sit in international waters and dristibute weapons to the teams and then they're collected at teh other end...

Thanks for this important update Sal. Crazy stuff

Amazing coverage Sal, showing the oncoming little motorboat unmanned but obviously it’s using satellite transmissions to control visuals and steering, for it at the last moment to turn and strike the engine room compartment head on. That’s a lot of damage in the engine room!

@allangraham970

7 күн бұрын

A lot of missiles use eg infrared for homing in on target. You also can get comms using things other than satellites. A drone with a radio repeater would work

I wonder if the Houthi's were aware this ship was going from Russia to India. Two countries they really don't want to piss off.

@Wee162

8 күн бұрын

My thought exactly

@raitchison

8 күн бұрын

I've been saying since the beginning of all this that the Houthi's shoot at whatever they think they can hit and then claim after the fact that the ship they hit had some connection to the U.S. or Israel, doesn't matter one bit to them if it actually does.

@olliefoxx7165

8 күн бұрын

We cant possibly trust the media. The lies we know about are substantial and numerous. Of course the govt/media won't tell us if the cargo on that ship was bound for Israel or where its final destination would be. We can NOT trust the media. That much we do know.

@massinakmin8340

8 күн бұрын

@@raitchison well you should stop saying it because houthis have agreements signed a month ago with china and Russia. Their ships will not be harmed. Unless they go to israel ofcourse. Google it.

@hal7112

8 күн бұрын

Just FYI, India and Israel are close allies

We are shinking...! What are you thinking about?..

Well stated and presented.

Excellent review and coverage of the event. I have now subscribed to your channel. Your experience, levelheaded discussion and perspective are invaluable. I was left with a feeling of disgust as you pointed out the pointless nature of these attacks and the cost in human life. Thank you. Commercial shipping is a very interesting subject with far ranging implications for all of us.

All international regulations for arming ships need to go away in certain areas.

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

That's not going to happen. No more than you are going to start having airliners having Sidewinders and flares. No one is sailing to New York, Yokohama or Singapore with heavy weapons on.

@rockets4kids

8 күн бұрын

I don't believe there are any regulations which prevent the arming of ships in international waters. It only becomes a problem when a ship wants to enter territorial waters.

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

@@rockets4kids which doesn't work very well. Commercial ships have to go to Harbor. And the crews are not signing up to fight anybody. All these little folks thinking it's still 1780 and we can put cannons on cargo ships, need to just go back to bed .

@UncleKennysPlace

8 күн бұрын

@@rockets4kids Which happens at each end of each voyage, sadly.

@rockets4kids

8 күн бұрын

@@WALTERBROADDUS Yup. Any armed forces are going to enter the ship while she is in international waters, and also leave the ship while she is in international waters.

Do they have a visual feed to guide the attack boat ? What if a freighter were to perform a 360 ? Seems that the security is going to need heavier weapons.

@ypaulbrown

8 күн бұрын

a 360? and get the heck out of there......sounds like a Monty Python skit

@TheRealRedRooster

8 күн бұрын

A huge ship? Doing a 360? I think a lot of folks want to have what you are smoking....

@quintrankid8045

8 күн бұрын

A 360? IDK about ships but wouldn't that take some time? And would the unmanned sea drone be faster than the ship?

@oleran4569

8 күн бұрын

Ask the crew of the iranian ship.

@bigtony4829

8 күн бұрын

I think you mean a 180 ..surely 360 would be a complete circle and face same direction

Well stated Sal!

Congrats on the 300k subscribers, it's a great channel and well deserved

the call was not made to call the captain. from what i understand, Its PA to muster on the bridge. they performed headcount. all crew were filipino. the usv explosion was big that it took only 10 mins to flood the entire engine room. Windows up to the bridge broke.

@wgowshipping

8 күн бұрын

Thanks. I was not sure about it.

Thanks Sal, sad to hear that another innocent mariner lost their life at work for absolutely no reason. I hope the family of the deceased is taken care of.

@hilarysimpson3725

8 күн бұрын

The reason is to impose sanctions to stop the genocide of tens of thousands of women and children in Gaza. This is every country’s responsibility under international law to intervene to prevent genocide. Unlike the US which is arming genocide.

@masterofthedeathwing2839

8 күн бұрын

we actually know the reason tho dont we. they are saying when Israel stops bombing civilians they will stop their blockade. apparently that is too much for the "moral" west.

@fritnat

8 күн бұрын

@@hilarysimpson3725 The war between Gaza and Israel is not a genocide og Gazans but of Israelis! If the reasoning however screwed, was to intervene to prevent a genocide then why wasn't it done when tens of thousands of Yemeni women and children were, and still are being killed? Or what about the Syria, Sudan, Congo, Ethiopia etc etc? How exactly does attacking/sinking a ship carrying cargo from Russia to India stop a purported genocide in Gaza? Gaza's population has almost doubled since Israel withdrew and Hamas took over so how did Israel let that happen if the intent was genocide? Are you saying the genocide started only after the terror attack 7th october and the intent is a reaction to that? Did Gaza miscalculate this Israeli reaction? US arms to Israel is so it can defend itself not commit genocide. What would you have Israel should do when attacked?

@robertf3479

8 күн бұрын

@@hilarysimpson3725 IF Israel were actually after genocide of the "Palestinians," there would be NONE left today either in Gaza or the West Bank Territories. Think about it.

@obsidianjane4413

8 күн бұрын

@@robertf3479 I'm pretty sure that is a bot since I see it on a bunch of channels pushing anti-israeli disinfo.

Very informative. Thank you.

A few things I noticed from the footage... 1) it sounds like the Captain wasn't on the bridge at the time of incident & leading up to it (as the Officer on the bridge is calling for the Captain to come to the bridge via the phone immediately after the hit). 2) The security team do not appear to have loaded weapons at any time prior to or after the incident (per the footage), as in several frames there is clear images of "no magazines fitted" to any of the weapons (which appear to be H&K / G3 style weapons, likely 7.62mm for range & stopping power). 3) On this last point, the security team should have at least gone to "load & Action" in their weapons state as the boat approached. & given the threat, & dare I say... fired warning shots. The warning shots in conjunction with a spotter with binos would have quickly determined that the fake boat crew were indeed fake (as no movement on the boat / skif). Thereafter the Officer in Charge on the bridge (or the security teams leader) should / could have ordered rounds be put into the outboard engine. Would have been handy if the security team had a DMR (rifle with scope to enable quick accurate shots to take out engines...or other key targets). A DMR would also enable hitting the boat/skif at a safe range from vessel. 4) Further to #3, is better to take out a threat at a safe distance. If the security team were only there to stop attackers once they were on board, then they've given away most of their advantage & that is a potentially losing plan. The ship has the initial advantage if using marksman with DMR's or even just good shooters with iron sights as the cargo ship.is a much stabbler platform, & they have the advantage of high ground & a degree of protection that the boat/skiff does not. ...Above is my opinions anyway.

The dummies fell for the dummies. Sal you have class I do not.

Protected convoys need to be put in place, either that or these ships need a bit more than people with rifles protecting them. You would have thought that with the damage this is doing to world trade - cost and time wise, the naval power of countries affected would come together on this in a much bigger way. This shows the folly of countries like my own, the UK, who have constantly cut back on the amount of naval ships operated. You never know when they will be needed.

@JoeOvercoat

8 күн бұрын

Yes, but with the commercial world has been registering their ships under the Liberian flag for decades now, which as a practical matter, undercuts the financial resource to the sea power countries and their financial interests in enforcing freedom of the seas. I feel badly for this crew: they did not choose to sail under the Liberian flag. But the owners…not so much.

@bgold2007

8 күн бұрын

Sal has a video on convoys

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

This has been going on for over 6 months. That's obviously not going to happen. Instead shippers have just decided to go around South Africa.

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

​@@JoeOvercoatthe difference between being Liberian and other flags really isn't there. They are targeting ships of opportunity. And they have no fear of the United States, the Royal Navy or anyone else.

@SpringIsBACK

7 күн бұрын

​@@WALTERBROADDUS One big problem is (aside from the added costs), in some categories there is not enough capacity to make up for the longer voyages. That is particularly true with LNG. It's not a big problem if Euro demand is low, ie., warm weather. But if next winter is a cold one, all hell is going to break loose. Just as large a problem (and not dependent on the weather!) is that if this tactic of Iran's (via the Houthis) DOESN"T result in the Houthis getting smashed, every bad actor with something to gain from this sort of approach will adopt it. Welcome to the collapse of overseas commerce...

I LOVE this Channel, you reveal the BOOK coming to life in ME TIME. When dissected without the feelings, Golden Globe Hollywood.

Thx Sal...

I remember studying Saudi’s actions toward Yemen in college, and knew that was going to be a problem, fifteen years ago.

@joshuaerickson2458

8 күн бұрын

Wait what they do against yemen?

@DanielSilva-jj2lz

8 күн бұрын

@@joshuaerickson2458 the intervention of Saudi Arabia, broke the state and gave rise to armed groups outside of central control, before Saudi Arabia it was possible to talk or negotiate, now it is impossible, it has become a new Afghanistan.

@skyh

8 күн бұрын

​@@joshuaerickson2458War starting 2015 also with UAE ending in cease fire about 2 years ago.

@solandri69

8 күн бұрын

If you want to go back in history, look for cultural and ethnic maps of the Middle East. They barely align with the modern country borders. The problem is that most of this area used to be European colonies or part of the Ottoman Empire. The Ottomans were on the losing side of WWI. The victorious European powers carved it up rather haphazardly along the borders we have today, with little to no input from the people who lived there. (Europeans hate when I point this out, because they prefer to believe it's all the fault of the U.S. and its appetite for oil.) That's why Iraq and Afghanistan lack any cohesiveness (multiple ethnic groups who mostly hate each other). Why there's constant strife in Syria. Why Turkey acts like a schizophrenic a*hole. etc. The region would be much more stable if we could do a reset and simply redraw the borders of the countries there. But politics and the presence of strategic resources (oil, Suez, etc) make that impossible, unless it's forced upon them (i.e. someone conquers the entire region and redraws the map).

put me on board and give me some weapons. I'll pitch in. Wait. how much was that hazard pay? Yeah, why not. Sign me up but idk if they take old farts. I'm 55. Maybe I can buy a house someday if I do a few years of harzard pay. Or just live on ships would be cool. Would be nice if we weren't at war, but the dude abides. Working on my fitness and health. Lost 70 pounds. Ten more to go and I'm back at my labor working weight. Corporate work selling SaaS made me soft. Hope I'm not too old to get on board cargo ship crew. My dad was a machinist so machinery is in my genes. Love operating machinery. Don't ask me why. I rented a Bobcat mini front loader for a landscape project. I rented it for an extra day just to play around in the dirt. I can't be the only one thinking about serving in this manner. I don't want war. But we all must serve somehow. Didn't expect to have to deal with war. We Americans are spoiled. But democracy dies in darkness. It must be nurtured and maintained. Tragic but here we are. What are we going to do? IDK. If you got better idea for a middle aged IT man that corporations no longer want to hire? They want young blood. I'm going back to the trades. If not merchant marine, maybe hvac, or heavy equipment operator but those will be replaced by self operating AI soon. Robotics serivce and repair??? Sex bot service and repair? If you have a better idea? ANyone? Beuller?

Im glad im sailing for a company that has decided not to endanger the crew by taking this crazy route through Aden. It has been crazy since 2008 but now its just plain stupid to go there.

Thanks!

This will become Egypts problem as soon as the Suez Canal fee losses start taking a toll on the budget.

@DavidTrejo

8 күн бұрын

I believe he covered this in a previous video - terrible financial losses due to reduced traffic but they can’t do anything to because they risk pissing off their neighbors.

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

Again with this obsession with Egypt?

@mariusvanc

8 күн бұрын

@@WALTERBROADDUS obsession? 99% of the traffic going here is heading through Suez.

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

@@mariusvanc Egypt is not going to do anything and more than they have since October 7th. Nor do they have a capability of doing so.

I'm not pro or con here, but why do you think the USN pulled out?

@jackthompson6296

8 күн бұрын

As long as the problem is contained to that part of the world how much of a problem is it really?

@raymondnoel6053

7 күн бұрын

In the Black Sea, drones and missiles were able to sink many Russians warships. If the US would lose a warship to the poorest rebels on the planet, it would look devastating. Remember: an empire can exist only when it can secure trades routes. The day the US lose naval supremacy, they will lose their projection of power...

@lglubbock7593

6 күн бұрын

@@jackthompson6296 most of world goes thru there lol

@louisbabycos106

4 күн бұрын

LOGISTICS Reloading times of VLS cells . OTHER AREAS OF CONCERN we might be heading to a large scale conflict with Russia,CCP ETC ETC .

Thanks again Sal. I was surprised to hear that Nepal supplies security forces. Wouldn't expect that one. Also hadn't the Houthi's also attack a ship bound for Iran a few weeks ago? It's a crazy scene

Sal - as usual, your insight is greatly appreciated and explained so well. How do these attacks compare to other historical blockades? You’ve talked about the economic pressures of protection, and how complex ownership and flagging of shipping vessels can be. Is this just what modern shipping has become, with the growth after containerization? How did WWII ocean transportation respond to attacks and salvage of ships? What are some of the differences now?

Huh, almost like the Houthi's waited for the Eisnenhower to leave.....Go figure....

@shambalkaran9258

8 күн бұрын

Why did the Eisenhower leave??

@russellhenderson8941

8 күн бұрын

​@@shambalkaran9258training with Italians i believe.

@fahey7335

2 күн бұрын

Not at all, Houthis have been attacking shipping for MONTHS now. To boot, they have attacked Eisenhower itself, go figure.

Security? That's the gang that couldn't shoot straight , or shoot at all.

These are the words of your leader, ' if you're not with us you're against us '.

thanks!

Thanks for the breakdown. Perhaps Gaza is just a cover story for Iran to destabilize Egypt through the loss of revenue - and hard currency - from the Suez traffic. A destabilized Egypt could offer Iran opportunity to gain political control over the country as well as the Suez. This may not be a short term game, but a long game.

@mabo9636

8 күн бұрын

actually there may be another beneficiary the railway carry container from China to Europe

@robertf3479

8 күн бұрын

@@mabo9636 The biggest beneficiary for that would be Russia as I don't think there are rail lines capable of taking container traffic through the mountains of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran. All those lines would still have to cross Russia to reach Europe anyway.

@obsidianjane4413

8 күн бұрын

@@mabo9636 lol. Geography fail.

@olliefoxx7165

8 күн бұрын

Gaza is actually happening. Its people are dying by the tens of thousands. We know that for a fact. None of this was happening until the genocide started taking place.

@allangibson8494

8 күн бұрын

@@robertf3479Russia has a different railway gauge to Europe.

The Hooties are indiscriminately attacking shipping in direct violation of international law. How is this not an Act of War against all nations that transit the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden?

@dertythegrower

8 күн бұрын

It is... Iran trying to control trade, through cheaper labor from Houthis who are cheapest mercenary group iran can fund

@SewingandCaring

8 күн бұрын

To be clear the Houthi are rebels and not the official government of anything, this can only be by definition an act of terrorism and can't be an act of war.

@jonmccormick8683

8 күн бұрын

Yemen/Houthi have been at war Saudi Arabia (proxy) for years.

@darkpenguin1978

8 күн бұрын

But when it's comes to try to stop Genocide against civilians population recognized by the ICJ, with more than 40 000 deaths it's comprehensible.

@ItsmeMail

8 күн бұрын

🇮🇱🇺🇲 has already violated international laws by continuously killling children. What u smokin

7.62 NATO has 3-4 times the energy at 500 yards vs your "high power" AR 223/5.56. It might be futile to shoot, but you also might hit something that would change the situation, such as disabling the steering. Conversely, not shooting definitely won't help.

10:40 all ships have something to do with Israel or those who have their warships there, find out more about it.

Media is not covering this like they should be, for what I fear are partisan political reasons.

@hal7112

8 күн бұрын

Qannon said what?

@pickleman40

8 күн бұрын

@@hal7112 what?

@keeppressing1760

8 күн бұрын

Exactly 💯 they report what they want

@russbell6418

8 күн бұрын

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. American media doesn’t much report. If they don’t trip over it at their own front door, they don’t notice, let alone report. But if one wire service will pick it up, everyone else will essentially copy it.

@SpringIsBACK

7 күн бұрын

Hey, you can't make the incompetent, senile old hack look like an incompetent, senile old hack!!!

11:50 On the contrary, both Germany and the US found this practice highly effective during WW2. IIRC, the merchant marine had the highest fatality rate of any of the US services.

Houthis,/Yemenis have been in combat for nearly 70 years against SA/UK proxies. Powerpoint presentations are nice for Congressional Hearings but Houthi A2/AD has been successful with 90% of shipping still diverted.

This vessel is a beater. Her value was slightly above scrap. Maybe $800,000. The max value of cargo? $200,000? The owner probably spent $1.5K for 3 guys with 3 guns for ten days.

@shambalkaran9258

8 күн бұрын

Where were the allies warships scared off ???

@onlypranav

8 күн бұрын

It was carrying 80,000 tons of coal according a reuters article. So cargo value should exceed $4 million at least

@ToolofSociety

8 күн бұрын

@@shambalkaran9258 The red sea is about 169,000 square miles.. I swear people don't understand how vast oceans and seas can be..

Why don't we call it what it appears to me to be: PIRACY

@edl653

8 күн бұрын

The ship was attacked but "Piracy" required someone trying to steal cargo or capture the ship.

@StevenPalmer-cs5ix

8 күн бұрын

Piracy is for financial gain. This is attempted murder. I transited the IRTC (Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor) on the US flag container ships President Adams, President Truman and APL Belgium. Even though we carried US DoD (Department of Defense) cargo, we did not carry armed security teams. We had "golf netting" and fire hoses for anti-piracy "defense".

@takunveritas

8 күн бұрын

@@edl653 they sunk the ship!

@stanislavkostarnov2157

8 күн бұрын

I would say it's more maritime terrorism than piracy... but, that is a slight distinction... to me, a pirate is someone who does it for the Money, directly seizing assets to gain profit. that's really not what's happening here.

@tim1398

8 күн бұрын

Cause its war.

Thanks, Sal. I am less ignorant because of you.

They did lack the equipment to actually and effectively stop that attack But who could have guessed they would attack that way ????

@tomriley5790

7 күн бұрын

Erm everyone?

I used to work at Central Command. When you go to work there, you learn that one of the prime reasons for this command's existence is to keep the Global Commons open. The command also understands that threats from Islamic militants are the most major problem in the region. The command was commissioned in response to such threats in the early 1980s. We know what is going on with shipping. I'd like to know what is going on with Central Command. Our response seems to lack a robust sense of purpose.

@oliverheaviside2539

8 күн бұрын

Biden is what is going in with Centcom. He is a foreign policy disaster.

@deepbludude4697

8 күн бұрын

Good point, seems to me CC has dropped the ball, so many possible reasons why now a days its almost pointless to speculate on reasons.

@bgold2007

8 күн бұрын

Not necessarily. Cc is not the corrupted Administration

@oliverheaviside2539

8 күн бұрын

Joe’s foreign policy is a disaster.

The houthis have been on point with their intelligence. They have not targeted a ship that didn’t enter the port of Israel or was owned by an Israeli. They then extended the warning to all ships that belong to or deal with the countries that are attacking them so do the math.

@hassanbukhari5002

4 күн бұрын

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I think the security detail misunderstood the old adage of "treating every firearm as if it was loaded."

@WALTERBROADDUS

8 күн бұрын

They do understand Rules of Engagement. They are not allowed to fire unless fired upon. And they had no communication with the craft. Not that the rifles were going to do anything anyway. You just can't start popping rounds at every boat that goes by.

really? They are driving through the area without even HAM radio operator level jamming at this point?

Lot of people ragging on a Security team not illegally carrying the kind of weaponry required to sink a small boat. They were there to stop boarding/to act as a deterrent and their nationality is completely unimportant in this context. Also it has to be said, gun safety people, gun safety. He had the magazine separate from the gun then loaded it which is the correct thing to do in a salt water environment, boarding parties don't transport in like they are in Star Trek, he had time.

It's freaking sad we have such deep pockets to support Ukraine and Isreal but we can't afford munitions and fuel for our navy to defend merchant marines.

Im hoping for your immediate answers.I hope you can undestand our emtions .Thank you so much.

I'm confused, they have the rifles but no mags? Is that standar practice? Because quite a while ago I watched a video of another security detachment carrying a belt-fed machinegun like it was no one's business.

“No one wants war.” Any sane person would heartily agree! However our govt with their neo con/neo liberal mindset appears hell bent on instigating conflicts all over the world. The inability to come to grips with a multi polar world could be the death of all of us. On another matter the Russian sailors in Havana must have been shitting themselves when the Canadian vessel was berthed nearby😅

@MM22966

8 күн бұрын

Is that what you think? (genuinely curious) I would say a lot of this is happening because the Biden administration is devoted to NOT getting involved in military actions, especially in the Middle East. Obama was the same way - its hesitancy borne out of political ideology and domestic goals, not will. The (Houthis/Iranians/etc) see that/read that reaction and are seeing how far they can go without more than carefully-metered slaps back.

As the Houthis get more proficient at sinking vessels maybe BRICS will send some vessels into the waters to protect at least their own shipping.

I Care!!! Thank You, Sal

I wonder if they had some sort of ROE, leading to inaction.

@DanielsPolitics1

8 күн бұрын

ROI?

@JoeOvercoat

8 күн бұрын

@@DanielsPolitics1i think they meant ROI. I realize the chances of stopping the boat with a rifle are very slim, but given the context I would’ve been popping rounds off at that thing as soon as I decided it was a threat, which would be when it was clearly on a collision course.

@dertythegrower

8 күн бұрын

​@@JoeOvercoatwhat? He said roi? did you read lol

@criticalevent

8 күн бұрын

@@DanielsPolitics1 I think they meant rules of engagement.

@VaporheadATC

8 күн бұрын

@@DanielsPolitics1 They meant, ROE, Rules of Engagement

Does it surprise anyone the people who support this unrestrained brutality against neutral parties is doing so in support of unrestrained brutality against Israel?

@roderickcampbell2105

8 күн бұрын

Very hard to argue with this logic. But we know that the Houthis are supported by Iran and others. The Houthis appear to be quite vulnerable. Yet little reports of IDF action. Folk know there is a reason. Any answers here?

@danam0228

8 күн бұрын

It's all related to what is happening between Israel and Hamas, so noone should be surprised

@robertf3479

8 күн бұрын

@@roderickcampbell2105 Yemen is not within Israel's easy reach unless Israel works out a deal to cross Saudi airspace or territory. Israel also lacks the ability to easily land and supply ground forces in Yemen, although I suppose they could "borrow," hire or buy merchant Roll on/ Roll off ships or get a ride from USN amphibious ships.

@shambalkaran9258

8 күн бұрын

Israel is committing genocide

@laminarflow6072

8 күн бұрын

No it's not.

I suggest that the response of the bridge crew could have been proactive, as opposed to apparently non-reactive. I saw no sign whatsoever that the crew undertook evasive maneovers such as helm hard over to starboard , that is away from the attacking boat. The crew seemed clueless to this possibility. Also even after the guards made the observation that there was no live pilot on the attacking boat none of them seemed to make any attempt to disable it with sustained rifle fire. It seemed to be a pathetic response by everyone on the bridge.

@ACPilot

7 күн бұрын

Do not expect to much of people from third world countries.. like the 737 MAX clueless third world as well..

@FrogandFlangeVideo

7 күн бұрын

@@ACPilot agreed, my friend.

On the bridge, there is no magazine in H&K rifle in the shots on the bridge

You say nobody wants war (and killing). That can't be correct because somebody doing it.

@joshuaerickson2458

8 күн бұрын

Lots of people profit from war, especially old men who advocate for its necessity.

@alquinn8576

8 күн бұрын

Iran has been waging a proxy war for decades; they clearly want it

Can you do a special on the USS LIBERTY, and how it was attacked in an Israeli false flag?

@friedrichrubinstein2346

8 күн бұрын

The Israelis didn't deny that it was them. Do you know what a false flag is?

we cant see ur bookmarks bro share the tweet

They need to get a full refund from that "security" contractor.

I seem to remember Israel making 9 fatalities on the freedom flottilla in the Medditeranian anno 2010, unarmed vessels who were just trying to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza?

The Western Media Blackout on this topic tells you all you need to know about our hapless administration. If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody reports on it.... IT STILL HAPPENED!

But the houthis said that ships are prohibited from passing, so why do people go to commit suicide at sea

Did he load the breach? I do not see a mag. One shot? What is he Barney Phife?

Why do you remove my comments? Cowardice? Or dictatorship? I thought America has freedom of speech?! 😂

@sjuas690

7 күн бұрын

Your comment was removed because KZread are shit at writing software.

@republicoftexas4855

6 күн бұрын

For one nothing in this video is American but the creator online doesn’t mean America in fact the opposite America have the rights away to the internet in 2015 …..we need to learn the entire west in general is less then 15% of the world population at best and America is like what 6% of the world population at best….and most of the west don’t even have freedom of speech just America. And America does not even have that now days they wipe their ass with the constitution openly in front of us televised who cares we do absolutely nothing about it lol but ignorance is bliss I guess, good for you.

If its going from Russia to India, no way the MARCOS will miss out a chance for some exercise.