Cmdr. Justin Smith, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87), addresses the crew over the ship’s 1 Main Circuit (1MC) from the bridge while the ship operates in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) in the Red Sea, Jan. 5. US Navy Photo
The Houthis’ attacks against the oil tanker MT DELTA SOUNION, threaten to spill a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea, an amount four times the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster, according to the Pentagon.