Originally Posted by
ORAC
USN, obliquely, confirming the Strait has been mined.......
Would assume that the insurers and maritime ops officers might like more than a suggestion to chat on Ch 16 when it comes to risk mitigation. putting out a communiqué to nail to the mast is not going to give much protection from the odd occasional drone, mine, missile or cannon shells being fired from Bandar Abbas, or a 10' tinny. Might a convoy not be a good idea?
At least with a convoy, the survivors can be picked up from a known spot. Might be an idea to sailboat min crew as well, or, set a fuze and the A/PLT and drive a few supertankers into Kharg Island or Bandar Abbas.