Houthi Threat? Why USS George Bush Is Taking 1.5 Times Longer Route To Gulf

Friday, 17 April 2026Newsdesk

The Pentagon has not said anything about why Bush is taking the long way. But the answer seems like a silent acknowledgement that even the US's most powerful naval formation is no longer safe in the Red Sea

New Delhi 17 April 2026

As per news report of NDTV,The USS George HW Bush -- America's super-powerful Nimitz-class supercarrier-- is taking a long detour around Africa to avoid Houthi-threatened Red Sea waters amid a tense US naval build-up near the Hormuz Strait. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was spotted off the coast of Namibia earlier this week as it prepared to sail around the southern tip of Africa, where it will cross from the Atlantic into the Indian Ocean at the Cape of Good Hope.

Source - NDTV