Tag: Red Sea
The Houthis’ asymmetrical maritime warfare
The war launched by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023 caught Israel and its defense establishment by surprise, but the same cannot be said of the missile attacks on Red Sea shipping by the Houthi...
In first, Israel’s ship-mounted Iron Dome downs target near Eilat
Israel’s C-Dome air-defense system intercepted a suspected drone over the Red Sea near Eilat shortly before midnight on Monday. The incident marked the first operational interception of the system, the naval equivalent of Israel’s...
US Navy destroyer downs suicide drones, missile in Red Sea
A U.S. Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down several suicide drones and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired towards it by Houthis in Yemen, AP reported on Wednesday.
The attack apparently targeted the “USS Carney,” an...
‘Confused Seas’: The current state of maritime Affairs
For “those who go down to the sea in ships, who do work in mighty waters,” Nathan Bowditch’s “American Practical Navigator” is required reading. First published in 1802, the book remains a comprehensive guide to maritime...
Iran’s humiliation of Biden and America
When U.S. President Joe Biden moved two carrier task groups to the Mediterranean, I had some hope that he would finally take the necessary military action to destroy Iran’s nuclear capability and end the...
Next steps in the Red Sea: Offense, not just defense
Recent events in the transit lanes of the Red Sea have underscored the need for international action to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping traffic. Attacks on commercial ships by the Iranian proxy...
Gallant in Eilat: If Houthis keep attacking, we’ll know what to do
If the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen continue to attack Eilat with missiles, the State of Israel will “know what to do,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said during a visit to the Red Sea city...
Herzog: ‘Houthis have crossed a red line in the Red Sea’
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen "have crossed a red line in the Red Sea," Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Wednesday.
"The U.S.-led international activities against the Houthi terror-pirates must be bolstered and strengthened...
Iran views Houthi attacks as ‘experiment lab’ for its weapons and doctrines
Iran views ongoing attacks by its radical ally in Yemen, the Houthis, on Saudi Arabia and others in the area as an important “experimentation lab” to test out new kinds of weapons and combat...
Saving the Red Sea’s coral reefs by building fake ones
Israel’s bustling city of Eilat, at the northern tip of the Gulf of Aqaba and Red Sea, is renowned for beaches, hotels and one of the world’s northernmost coral reefs.
Magnificent, colorful, diverse corals, sponges,...