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2024-01-15 Arabia

About the disappearance of American Navy SEALs near Yemen

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Posted by badanov 2024-01-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [35 views ] Top

#1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/01/14/navy-seals-lost-at-sea-iran-weapons-yemen/&hl=en&gl=us

“Navy SEALs lost at sea were searching for Yemen-bound weapons shipment

The dangerous ship-boarding mission was ordered after U.S. officials suspected a vessel transiting the Gulf of Aden was transporting Iranian arms”

Is a combat related loss rather than a “…fall from a boarding ladder” a reasonable explanation?.

Direct firefight with Iranian proxie-assets onboard, or even actual IRGC and the Administration fear of acknowledging such a thing seems a possible explanation.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-01-15 14:14|| 2024-01-15 14:14|| Front Page Top

#2 CTH Post today from Someone who appears to have some insight:
"Dude
January 15, 2024 8:53 am
Reply to jim
Part of full kit for MAROPs includes both hard cell (foam insert) and inflatable (manually actuated CO2) flotation devices. Also standard load out includes high visibility strobes, both IR and Vis. However, things happen and depending on sea state and speed, once you go over a wave peak, the strobe is basically useless. Could take a long time to get air on station for search and rescue. Even though the water is warm, you can die of hypothermia in 80 degree water.

I’m skeptical of anything they say, however having been there, it’s not totally unbelievable that they lost two at sea.

One thing that sticks out suspiciously though, is that it’s protocol for another to jump in after. 10 years in the teams and Never heard that before. Weird. We would just move the boat so you don’t crush the dude and circle back to get him with the boat. Then continue the hook and climb."

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-01-15 14:30|| 2024-01-15 14:30|| Front Page Top

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