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Time bomb: Military ordnance in Gulf poses threat to shipping, says Texas A&M professor.

Indonesian authorities on the resort island of Bali on Thursday detained a ship from Malaysia carrying around 30 tons of fertilizer which police believe may have been intended for making bombs.

Flashlight "Bomb" Prompts Ferry Evacuation.

Why the Massive Floating Bomb in the Red Sea Needs Urgent Attention.

Houthi Rebels Carry Out Series of Bomb-Boat Attacks.

Disaster feared if 'ticking time bomb' Yemen tanker explodes.

U.S. Shipping Prepares for East Coast "Weather Bomb".

How France and Denmark Plan to Downsize Shipping's Carbon Bomb.

Unexploded WWII Bomb Halts Ferries In Portsmouth.

Saudi-led Coalition Bombs Yemen's Hodeidah Port.

Greek oil tanker bombed in Libyan port of Derna.

Unmanned Boat Bomb Strikes Yemen Port.

Yemen's state weakness due to fragmentation and ongoing conflicts allowed Al Qaeda and affiliates to take and hold territory, possibly enabling them to seize the Port of Aden. If Al Qaeda establishes safe havens in the southern Abyan province, supported by local Yemeni inhabitants, attacks at sea or in near by ports similar to the "USS COLE bombing" in 2000 could become a threat, increasing the danger to Red Sea shipping. Yet Al Qaeda is of secondary concern for the Yemeni government, with secessionist insurgencies in the north and the south threatening the state's unity. Only a stable Yemen can effectively deny Al Qaeda a stable base in the long run.