Indian Merchant Vessel MSV Faize Noore Oliya Sinks off Yemen
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Insurance spikes aren't just corporate overhead. It means the cost of basic imports like grain and medicine for the horn of africa goes up because the shipping lines pass every cent of that risk down to the consumer.
I slightly disagree that these are essentially invisible to screens. New littoral sensor arrays and improved sonar are becoming more common on escort vessels, which should help reduce the success rate of these low-profile attacks over time.
hardly indiscriminate if the target is an indian vessel given the current geopolitical alignment of the red sea corridor.
But look at the shipping lanes... if even indian-flagged ships are getting hit, it means the 'safe' corridors are basically gone... the insurance premiums for the region are going to spike again!
Reminds me of the skirmishes in the Gulf of Aden a decade ago. Was the rescue operation handled by a multilateral coalition or exclusively by the yemeni authorities as stated?
Timing is curious. Brent crude just dropped 5 percent on news of Qatar mediation, yet we see a high-visibility escalation in the red sea.
The use of an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) introduces a specific challenge regarding radar cross-sections. Most naval screens are optimized for aerial threats or larger surface vessels, making these low-profile waterborne improvised explosive devices (WBIEDs) difficult to filter from sea clutter.