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What's going on with shipping? Sal Mercgiano on You Tube. Look it Up.

Boats have AIS, Automated Identification Service (I Think).. They send their location to the web  via satellite transponders.

140 boats were going through everyday prior to this dumbcrap..  You are slow to the Strait dude.  900 boats a week..  They got trapped and they ar having a hard time gettiing food and water stuck out there.

C'mon man... Wake the **** up! You will get crushed with so much non intelligent bull crap in your brain.
 
 

JohnnyYou » 08 May 2026, 8:05 am » wrote: ↑

08 May 2026, 8:05 am

What's going on with shipping? Sal Mercgiano on You Tube. Look it Up.

Boats have AIS, Automated Identification Service (I Think).. They send their location to the web  via satellite transponders.

140 boats were going through everyday prior to this dumbcrap..  You are slow to the Strait dude.  900 boats a week..  They got trapped and they ar having a hard time gettiing food and water stuck out there.

C'mon man... Wake the **** up! You will get crushed with so much non intelligent bull crap in your brain.

900 is not 1600 wtf cnn?
 

BuckNaked » 08 May 2026, 8:16 am » wrote: ↑

08 May 2026, 8:16 am

900 is not 1600 wtf cnn?

What the hell?   C'mon man... What do you think turnaround is like in port?  It's not like they are going through a drive thru for a Big Mac.

Butcheeks, you are the master of your dumb brain.  The fact you are just learning this shows how slow a learner you really are.

At least there is a shred of critical thinking that you question CNN.  But I hate to tell ya, you are absolutely clueless about how bad this closure iis going to hurt the entire global economy.

As of early May 2026, over 1,500 commercial ships and roughly 20,000 to 22,500 seafarers are trapped in the Persian Gulf. This crisis is driven by an Iranian blockade and new rules in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving vessels, including many oil tankers, waiting at anchor due to high security risks. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Key Details of the Situation:

• Total Trapped: Estimates range from 1,500 to over 3,000 ships, including around 400 oil and gas tankers, with up to 22,500 crew members stuck on board.
• The Blockade: The 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis followed Iranian moves to block ships, particularly those going to or from allied nations, leading to a complete standstill, as reported by Wikipedia and CNN.
• Humanitarian Concerns: Crews are running low on food, water, and fuel after weeks of being in "floating prisons".
• Rescue Efforts: The U.S. is launching "Project Freedom" to help vessels navigate

 

I call bs

BuckNaked » 09 May 2026, 1:30 am » wrote: ↑

09 May 2026, 1:30 am

I call bs

If CNN told him it was a million ships crewed with unicorns, he'd believe it.

JohnnyYou » 08 May 2026, 8:05 am » wrote: ↑

08 May 2026, 8:05 am

What's going on with shipping? Sal Mercgiano on You Tube. Look it Up.

Boats have AIS, Automated Identification Service (I Think).. They send their location to the web  via satellite transponders.

140 boats were going through everyday prior to this dumbcrap..  You are slow to the Strait dude.  900 boats a week..  They got trapped and they ar having a hard time gettiing food and water stuck out there.

C'mon man... Wake the **** up! You will get crushed with so much non intelligent bull crap in your brain.

You couldn't point at the Strait on a map, douchebag. Stop pretending like you know it's boating routes, etc... You're a **** clown.

SouthernFried » 09 May 2026, 7:14 am » wrote: ↑

09 May 2026, 7:14 am

You couldn't point at the Strait on a map, douchebag. Stop pretending like you know it's boating routes, etc... You're a **** clown.

You are as stupid and blind as butcheeks.

https://i.postimg.cc/XNTBsP2M/SOH-Snap-260509.jpg
 

JohnnyYou » 09 May 2026, 7:20 am » wrote: ↑

09 May 2026, 7:20 am

You are as stupid and blind as butcheeks.

https://i.postimg.cc/XNTBsP2M/SOH-Snap-260509.jpg

Yeah, after you googled it, you stupid ****. 

SouthernFried » 09 May 2026, 7:22 am » wrote: ↑

09 May 2026, 7:22 am

Yeah, after you googled it, you stupid ****.

No actually I learned about AIS and this site recently.

You learn nothing you **** idiot. You live in a shyt MAGA space of idiocracy.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/ho ... 1.5/zoom:5
 

SouthernFried » 09 May 2026, 7:22 am » wrote: ↑

09 May 2026, 7:22 am

Yeah, after you googled it, you stupid ****.

I went to the site, navigated to the view.  Took the snapshot.  Circled and pointed to the strait of hormuz, uploaded on post image, and shared the fucling link  dickhead.. 
It's book marked.  You want me to zoom in for your useless ***?

The strait is empty. It's date stamped in the link.   SOH Snap 260509.JPG

https://i.postimg.cc/XNTBsP2M/SOH-Snap-260509.jpg


 

That’s a lot of ships in one area

Good....let the COWARDLY countries deal with getting their oil out of there. Let them escort their ships to and from. 

JohnnyYou » 09 May 2026, 7:26 am » wrote: ↑

09 May 2026, 7:26 am

I went to the site, navigated to the view.  Took the snapshot.  Circled and pointed to the strait of hormuz, uploaded on post image, and shared the fucling link  dickhead.. 
It's book marked.  You want me to zoom in for your useless ***?

The strait is empty. It's date stamped in the link.   SOH Snap 260509.JPG

https://i.postimg.cc/XNTBsP2M/SOH-Snap-260509.jpg

I counted all the green and red triangles and it is no where close to 1600
 

BuckNaked » 10 May 2026, 4:18 pm » wrote: ↑

10 May 2026, 4:18 pm

I counted all the green and red triangles and it is no where close to 1600

Johnny's math skills are about as accurate as his butt buddy BV.

BuckNaked » 10 May 2026, 4:18 pm » wrote: ↑

10 May 2026, 4:18 pm

I counted all the green and red triangles and it is no where close to 1600

Well you'll have to get on the website and zoom in.  At that zoom only very large boats show up.

Like I believe you actually counted them. The website has lists with totals and boat names. You have to pay for the upgrade to get a clear picture.

Some people turn off their AIS for running through the mess and some probably do it just to not be a target.

140 boats a day were going through inbound and outbound before Feb 28th.   I think we have made it up to 10.  If you can't understand the impact on the global economy that's on you.  You voted for this dumbshyt and America is getting crushed.  FIFA world cups are empty.  Nobody booking hotels. The world is scared to come here.. They might get ICEd.  Trump LiV Golf Event  was poorly attended.  People can't do discretionary bullshyt anymore.  IF we go out for dinner, it coincides with a trip for home supplies.

I filled up a month ago at 3.57 a gallon.  I am at a quarter tank. 4.20$ is gonna bust a c note fopr fill up for the first time ever.  Ya done **** everything up butcheeks.  Three more years of this dumb *** and we are a third world banana republic shythole with no friends on the planet.
 
 

JohnnyYou » 10 May 2026, 7:04 pm » wrote: ↑

10 May 2026, 7:04 pm

Well you'll have to get on the website and zoom in.  At that zoom only very large boats show up.

Like I believe you actually counted them. The website has lists with totals and boat names. You have to pay for the upgrade to get a clear picture.

Some people turn off their AIS for running through the mess and some probably do it just to not be a target.

140 boats a day were going through inbound and outbound before Feb 28th.   I think we have made it up to 10.  If you can't understand the impact on the global economy that's on you.  You voted for this dumbshyt and America is getting crushed.  FIFA world cups are empty.  Nobody booking hotels. The world is scared to come here.. They might get ICEd.  Trump LiV Golf Event  was poorly attended.  People can't do discretionary bullshyt anymore.  IF we go out for dinner, it coincides with a trip for home supplies.

I filled up a month ago at 3.57 a gallon.  I am at a quarter tank. 4.20$ is gonna bust a c note fopr fill up for the first time ever.  Ya done **** everything up butcheeks.  Three more years of this dumb *** and we are a third world banana republic shythole with no friends on the planet.

Dream on snowflake 

JohnnyYou » 10 May 2026, 7:04 pm » wrote: ↑

10 May 2026, 7:04 pm

Well you'll have to get on the website and zoom in.  At that zoom only very large boats show up.

Like I believe you actually counted them. The website has lists with totals and boat names. You have to pay for the upgrade to get a clear picture.

Some people turn off their AIS for running through the mess and some probably do it just to not be a target.

140 boats a day were going through inbound and outbound before Feb 28th.   I think we have made it up to 10.  If you can't understand the impact on the global economy that's on you.  You voted for this dumbshyt and America is getting crushed.  FIFA world cups are empty.  Nobody booking hotels. The world is scared to come here.. They might get ICEd.  Trump LiV Golf Event  was poorly attended.  People can't do discretionary bullshyt anymore.  IF we go out for dinner, it coincides with a trip for home supplies.

I filled up a month ago at 3.57 a gallon.  I am at a quarter tank. 4.20$ is gonna bust a c note fopr fill up for the first time ever.  Ya done **** everything up butcheeks.  Three more years of this dumb *** and we are a third world banana republic shythole with no friends on the planet.

**** the global economy, those chicken **** morons deserve to starve for being gutless cowards in the face of adversity. 

RebelGator » 10 May 2026, 7:13 pm » wrote: ↑

10 May 2026, 7:13 pm

**** the global economy, those chicken **** morons deserve to starve for being gutless cowards in the face of adversity.

Have you been in the Persian Gulf?  I was not impressed with Bahrain..  

The Persian gulf is not the just straight of Hormuz.   Your telling us there’s 1600 ships in the straight of Hormuz?