of course,. compared to the us and the royal navy, it is nothing like it. less the physical damage, it is more the fact that this is a dangerous situation for navigation. yes, they have taken a ship, they have hijacked a ship and forced it into one of their ports. they have also fired off weapons to them and caused some damage. it is not like they have some things but the fact is they are clearly commercial shipping countries who want to get very valuable cargo through the very narrow 16 mile wide straight which is the mouth of the red sea. they do not want to have hostile forces firing at them. apart from anything else, insurance costs and the rest of it go rocketing up and that is why they are taking that two week detour around the cape of good hope. we re joined now by chair in international security at lancaster university, professor basil germond.
will prevent any further attempt. what is really important to understand is that for the shipping sector, so as they have confidence in the red sea, the difference on the houthis missiles or boats, it must be 100% efficient because if it is not, you just want missile goes through the net, then the cost in terms of loss of life and cargo is so immense and shipping companies will still not be confident in using the red sea and will the global economy has to pay for that. thank ou for economy has to pay for that. thank you forjoining economy has to pay for that. thank you forjoining us. economy has to pay for that. thank you forjoining us, we economy has to pay for that. thank you forjoining us, we appreciate i you forjoining us, we appreciate your time, you forjoining us, we appreciate yourtime, prof you forjoining us, we appreciate your time, prof basil germond from lancaster university. thank you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let s stay with those strikes
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