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Fascinating but terrifying

The tech behind minesweeping is impressive, but the thought of drifting mines randomly threatening ships is genuinely scary. How long until shipping insurance rates normalize after this?

How minesweeping in the Strait of Hormuz works: A visual guide

Clearing mines is a slow and high-risk operation that involves finding and destroying them using specialised techniques.

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Bro those floating mines are no joke. Remember the Houthis talking about them? Merchant ships have to be on edge 24/7.

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Normalize? Probably years. Red Sea situation already jacked up premiums, this just adds another layer of risk.

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Insurance guys must be pulling their hair out. Every reroute round the Cape adds cost, and mines just make it worse.

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