dinsdale

How is hitting a Thai cargo ship defending itself?

Can someone explain this? On this charge she's been acquitted, yet can face the death penalty on the charge she has been acquitted of.

You've got it bad that's for sure. Thread on a Thai vessel being hit by terrorists and all you can do is call Trump a peodophile.

Seems it was in Omanian waters. No explicit permit needed. Makes it a terrorist attack on a civilian vessel.

Sorry. Wrong. One of the other vessels was Israeli owned. This is Thai- flagged and owned.

My guess is surface drone if it was an attack.

It's an Israeli owned vessel.

I was wrong. Looks like the George H.W. Bush will relieve the Gerald R. Ford.

Agree. It's the ground mines that are the problem although the MH-53 Sea Dragon has countermeasures for these.

I'd like to see that news. CNN by any chance.

Reports of mines is unconfirmed. As for mines though helicopters and drones have mine detection capability.

I can't be bothered. You think I'm making it up I don't care. You have a keyboard in front of you LOOK IT UP. I'd suggest not using CNN to find out.

It's not. It's what I'm thinking. US ships operated in the Red Sea with Houthis shooting at the and Iran offensive capability has been severely depleted. As it is the Gerald R. Ford strike group is in the Red Sea and the Abraham Lincoln is in the gulf region of the Arabian Sea. The George H.W. Bush joins Abe Lincoln and that's two aircraft strike groups in the Gulf. Massive power so it's IMO likely a cruiser and a couple of destroyers will head into the strait. Let's wait and see if I'm right.

You're probably right about the carrier which may end up in the Arabian Sea but possibly a support vessel or two will head into the strait. Guess we'll have to wait and see.