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US naval blockade: What’s on the menu for sailors, Marines onboard warships; new pictures surface Families of US service members deployed on warships in the Middle East say their loved ones are going hungry, with limited food supplies and poor-quality meals aboard vessels enforcing the US naval blockade of Iranian ports.Photographs shared by service members…
As the war between the United States and Iran edges towards a critical phase, Washington has steadily increased its military footprint across the Middle East. While no US troops are officially stationed inside Iran, tens of thousands are either already deployed across the region or now moving closer as part of a broader build-up ordered…
The sea has long been a place of awe, fear, and a healthy dose of superstition. Long before the advent of modern navigation and weather forecasting, sailors had to use their instincts and experience, along with a strange set of unofficial guidelines, to survive the unpredictable sea. Among these unofficial guidelines were some very strict…
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Thirty-eight Indian flagged ships, mostly carrying crude and LNG with nearly 1,100 seafarers, were stuck in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday amid the conflict in West Asia. Shipping authorities here also confirmed the death of three Indian sailors and injury to one on board foreign-flagged vessels in “attacks”…
