this hybrid souped up catamaran is a ship called the hsv-2 swift. hsv part of that stands for "high speed vessel." this is a super fast ship. it's a wave-piercing catamaran. it has a helicopter plight deck, a vehicle deck. this is a fast, versatile warship. this particular one was built in 2003, it was part of the united states navy until last year. then last year we leased this particular ship to the united arab emirates. and two weekends ago on october 1, that ship got blown up. it was destroyed. it was hit by a missile as it was traveling between the red sea and the gulf of aden, went up in flames. again, a former u.s. navy ship being operated by the uae, that happened two weeks ago. on sunday this past weekend and again yesterday cruise missile were launched at a navy vessel that is still a u.s. ship. the uss "mason" off the coast of