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[โ€“] umbrella@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

what's even the point then

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Basically, after Yemen put a blockade on Bab al-Mandeb, and hit a few Saudi ships, the insurers realized that it's not safe.