In this episode, Sal Mercogliano – maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner – compares the current conflict against the Houthi to the US Navy’s early operations against the Barbary Pirates #redsea #houthi #piracy #iran #somalia #prosperityguardian #babelmandeb #shipping #supplychain #attacks #navy #convoys #barbarypiratesSupport What’s Going on With Shipping via:  Barbary Pirate War06:07 Houthi Pirate War 14:46 Conclusion U.S., Houthis Continue to Trade Strikes For Fifth Dayhttps://news.usni.org/2024/01/18/u-s-…U.S. Destroys Houthi Missile Launchers Pointed at Red Seahttps://gcaptain.com/u-s-destroys-hou…UKMTO Indian Ocean Incidents https://www.ukmto.org/indian-ocean/re…Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa https://on-shore.mschoa.org/latest-ne…Suez Canal Diversions Pile Pressure on Egypt’s Economyhttps://gcaptain.com/suez-canal-diver…IMF Portwatch https://portwatch.imf.org/pages/57301…Drewry World Container Index – 18 Janhttps://www.drewry.co.uk/supply-chain…Europe, Africa Crude Market Tightens on Red Sea Disruptions, China Demandhttps://gcaptain.com/europe-africa-cr…