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47 Years Later, Almost Nobody Remembers That a 81,000-Ton US Navy Aircraft Carrier Hit a Tanker Off Singapore

In 1979 the supercarrier USS Ranger collided with the Liberian-flagged tanker SS Fortune roughly 30 miles east of Singapore, in one of the busiest...

Harrison Kass2 days ago

U.S. Sailors conduct routine flight deck operations on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 22, 2026. Gerald R. Ford is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

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Forget Hormuz: The Strait of Malacca Moves $3,500,000,000,000 In Goods A Year. Close It and Watch the Global Economy Crash

In mid-March, the USS Tripoli and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit threaded through the Strait of Malacca heading west — an American warship and...

Andrew LathamApril 12, 2026

210618-N-JW440-2001 STRAIT OF MALACCA (June 18, 2021) As seen from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67), the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Strait of Malacca with the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). The ships are part of Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5, conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rawad Madanat)

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The Strait of Hormuz Can Shock the Global Economy — The Strait of Malacca Can Stop It Cold, and 80% of China’s Oil Passes Through It Every Day

The Strait of Hormuz Carries 20% of the World’s Oil — The Strait of Malacca Carries $3.5 Trillion in Annual Trade and One-Third of...

Harrison KassApril 6, 2026

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Strait of Malacca: Where World War III Starts?

In the coming decades, the world’s most significant geopolitical flashpoint may not be Ukraine, Kashmir, or the 38th Parallel. Instead, a narrow stretch of...

Harrison KassMay 8, 2023

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47 Years Later, Almost Nobody Remembers That a 81,000-Ton US Navy Aircraft Carrier Hit a Tanker Off Singapore

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Forget Hormuz: The Strait of Malacca Moves $3,500,000,000,000 In Goods A Year. Close It and Watch the Global Economy Crash

Trillions - 19FortyFive

The Strait of Hormuz Can Shock the Global Economy — The Strait of Malacca Can Stop It Cold, and 80% of China’s Oil Passes Through It Every Day

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Strait of Malacca: Where World War III Starts?

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