https://www.businessinsider.com/houthis-getting-smarter-red-sea-attacks-ships-paying-the-price-2024-6
US officials have warned that the conflict has no signs of slowing down, and the growing financial toll has raised questions about the long-term sustainability of the counter-Houthi mission.
well, that's what i mean... being around for one of the big, intimidating shows.
and people go to the shore and watch ships. its a thing everywhere ive been, even isolated places where there isn't much human activity to see out there. living near a coast is a constant invitation to go to the coastline and stare out at the horizon. more so if there's a shipping lane or fishing boats or weather or some kind of activity, biological or artificial.
if you live for 30 years in a coastal community where there has been significant foreign naval activity for hundreds or thousands of years, chances are high you've seen a foreign naval ship and considered the context.