New balance of power in the World's Oceans – Houthis allow British aircraft carrier to peacefully pass by Yemeni coast

British ‘HMS Prince of Wales’ was escorted through the dangerous waters of the Red Sea.
Photo: Royal Navy

The British Navy contacted Ansarullah to request safe passage for the aircraft carrier ‘HMS Prince of Wales’ through the Red Sea.

Mohammed al-Houthi is now saying that “Houthis permitted the UK's HMS Prince of Wales to transit the RedSea.”

“Permission was granted on the condition that it remain non-combatant and non-hostile.

Global powers and former empires are facing their greatest collective humiliation in decades.

The world we live in today is fundamentally different from the world of yesterday.

Yemen has become a regional power in just a few years, daring where others dared not and mobilizing every available resource to stop the genocide in Gaza,” Mohammed al-Houthi posted.

‘HMS Prince of Wales’ sailed south under the Al Salam Bridge which crosses the Suez Canal.
Photo: Royal Navy

Carrier Strike Group 25 has successfully transited one of the most dangerous shipping routes in the world, as part of its deployment eastwards.

Images released by the Royal Navy show ‘HMS Prince of Wales’ travelling through the Suez Canal and later passing into the Red Sea, ‘Forcesnews’ writes.

The Suez Canal is a key route for international trade, connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, and is so narrow that ships from the CSG25 group had to pass through in single file.

‘HMS Prince of Wales’ also conducted a replenishment at sea, effectively resupply and refuelling, with Norwegian tanker HNoMS Maud in the northern Red Sea.

The CSG25 then sailed along the coast of Yemen and into the southern part of the Red Sea, known as the Bab-el-Mandeb (BAM).

The BAM is one of the most dangerous stretches of water for international shipping.

Houthi rebels operating out of Yemen have used the mountainous terrain and narrow channel, which is just 30 kilometres across at its narrowest point, to launch multiple attacks on vessels which have passed through this area.

US Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Truxtun led the group, followed by the Norwegian frigate HNoMS Roald Amundsen.

Then came the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer HMS Dauntless, leading the carrier ‘HMS Prince of Wales’.

Behind them was the Type 23 HMS Richmond and the Spanish ship ESPS Méndez Núñez bringing up the rear.

The extreme sensitivity of the area meant none of the UK or foreign ships in the CSG25 were able to release video or post on social media about their location during their time there.

…So, the powerful Anglo-American naval armada has cowardly asked the Houthis for permission to pass by the shores of Yemen.

The myth of the British "invincible" fleet is outdated. Times have changed.

The NATO fleet is already afraid of the Houthis!

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