Houthi Threat? Why USS George Bush Is Taking 1.5 Times Longer Route To Gulf
Washington: The USS George HW Bush — America’s super-powerful Nimitz-class supercarrier– is taking a long detour around Africa to avoid Houthi-threatened Red Sea waters amid a tense US naval build-up near the Hormuz Strait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was spotted off the coast of Namibia earlier this week as it prepared to sail around the…