Houthis versus the United States Regarding Vessel Takedowns and Attacks in the Red Sea and Caribbean

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Houthis vs the United States December 14, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the difference between the maritime operations conducted by the Houthis in the Red Sea versus the United States in the Caribbean Sea. #Houthis #redsea #caribbean #skipper #venezuela Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] 00:00 Introduction 00:38 Phases of Houthi Attacks 04:04 Legal Context Under UNCLOS 08:09 U.S. Seizure of the tanker Skipper 14:55 U.S. Strikes on suspected narcotics boats 20:49 Concerns about legality and transparency Seasearcher www.seasearcher.com Houthi Maritime Threats and the Gaza Truce: Why Disrupting Supply Chains Is Indispensable https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/houthi-maritime-threats-and-gaza-truce-why-disrupting-supply-chains-indispensable United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea https://www.unclos.org/ JMIC Monthly Statistics https://www.ukmto.org/partner-products/jmic-products/jmic-monthly-statistics/2025 US Seized Tanker Just As Warrant Was Set To Expire https://gcaptain.com/us-seized-tanker-just-as-warrant-was-set-to-expire/ Hegseth Defends Decision To Kill Survivors In Caribbean Strike https://gcaptain.com/hegseth-defends-decision-to-kill-survivors-in-caribbean-strike/ U.S. SOUTHCOM Commander Adm. Holsey Retires https://news.usni.org/2025/12/12/u-s-southcom-commander-adm-holsey-retires