Red Sea
sea, Middle East
News •
Maersk Lifts View Again as Strong Performance, Red Sea Disruptions Continue
• Oct. 22, 2024, 3:46 AM ET (Wall Street Journal)
Tonight is Trafalgar Night. How would Nelson fight the naval battle in the Red Sea today?
• Oct. 21, 2024, 3:58 AM ET (The Telegraph)
US long-range B-2 stealth bombers target underground bunkers of Yemen's Houthi rebels
• Oct. 17, 2024, 6:34 AM ET (AP)
UN says Yemen risks being dragged into Mideast conflict that could spiral out of control
• Oct. 15, 2024, 8:49 PM ET (AP)
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a Liberian-flagged ship in the Red Sea
• Oct. 10, 2024, 2:17 PM ET (AP)
Red Sea, narrow strip of water extending southeastward from Suez, Egypt, for about 1,200 miles (1,930 km) to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which connects with the Gulf of Aden and thence with the Arabian Sea. Geologically, the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba (Elat) must be considered as the northern extension of the same structure. The sea separates the coasts of Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea to the west from those of Saudi Arabia and Yemen to the east. Its maximum width is 190 miles, its greatest depth 9,974 feet (3,040 metres), and its area approximately 174,000 square miles (450,000 square km). ...(100 of 2099 words)