Now that's a lot of guns seized....
https://www.reuters.com/business/ae...ipment-stateless-dhow-arabian-sea-2021-05-08/
https://www.reuters.com/business/ae...ipment-stateless-dhow-arabian-sea-2021-05-08/
Doesn’t look like an acronymWhen and where is the auction, and who knows what a DHOW without looking it up? I'm so tired of acronyms
Traditional boat used by these countries over here for centuries. Usually made of wood. Sometimes with sails, sometimes with motors, sometimes with both.When and where is the auction, and who knows what a DHOW without looking it up? I'm so tired of acronyms
Sorry, when I see a few letters that don't make sense I always assume acronym after perusing no one seems to know the origin of the termDoesn’t look like an acronym
Dhow | Boat, Definition, & World History
Dhow, one- or two-masted Arab sailing vessel, usually with lateen rigging (slanting triangular sails), common in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Bows are sharp, with a forward and upward thrust, and the sterns of the larger dhows may be windowed and decorated. Seafaring has long been a centralwww.britannica.com
I assumed that also until I looked it upSorry, when I see a few letters that don't make sense I always assume acronym after perusing no one seems to know the origin of the term
Probably end up as plowsharesWhen and where is the auction, and who knows what a DHOW without looking it up? I'm so tired of acronyms
Dhow is a really old term. I think the description goes back as far as medieval time or more.
That's a lot of cash lost by somebody, those guys running that boat are probably toast wherever they put into port.
Not to discount your questions,Can anyone explain to me where the US Navy's 5th Fleet gets the authority to stop a foreign ship in international waters and confiscate its cargo? Are we policing the whole ocean, or just this location? Furthermore, why did we stop this ship (intelligence?) and why do we care about its cargo? Are we working for us (USA), or someone else? I am serious with my questions.
Article said it was stateless. I am not that familiar with international maritime law, but maybe there's something in there about stateless vessels.Can anyone explain to me where the US Navy's 5th Fleet gets the authority to stop a foreign ship in international waters and confiscate its cargo? Are we policing the whole ocean, or just this location? Furthermore, why did we stop this ship (intelligence?) and why do we care about its cargo? Are we working for us (USA), or someone else? I am serious with my questions.
I know very little about ships, can anyone tell me what part of the deck on the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) that photo with the weapons all laid out was taken? What feature on a guided missile cruiser would appear as two catapult rails to me? What am I seeing?Now that's a lot of guns seized....
https://www.reuters.com/business/ae...ipment-stateless-dhow-arabian-sea-2021-05-08/