Denmark will send a frigate to the Red Sea on Monday to join the US-led coalition protecting commercial traffic from attacks by Yemen’s Houthis.
The Iran-aligned Houthis have launched waves of explosive drones and missiles at commercial and naval vessels since November 19 in response to Israeli military operations in Gaza following the October 7 Hamas attack. ing.
In response, shipping companies have diverted hundreds of ships around southern Africa’s Cape of Good Hope since December, a route that takes 10 to 14 days longer than through the Red Sea or the Suez Canal. , costly.
Denmark, home to shipping company Maersk MAERSKb.CO, has dispatched the 139-metre frigate Iver Hoytfeldt to the region as part of Operation Prosperity Guardian, formed last month to protect merchant ships. There is.
“If you think the answer to the Houthis is simply tolerating their terrorist acts against global free trade, then… , that’s going down the wrong path.”
Last week, the Houthis fired three ballistic missiles at a U.S.-flagged container ship.
“That’s why we, together with the United States and the United Kingdom, are showing responsibility and sending a signal that we will not tolerate what is happening,” he said.
Last week, Houthi rebels fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles at a U.S.-flagged container ship operated by Maersk.
The frigate is equipped with U.S.-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles and ESSM surface-to-air interceptor missiles, but cannot protect itself or other ships from ballistic missiles, said Henrik Leiberg, head of the Danish Navy Command.
He said Denmark has been planning for years to buy more powerful, longer-range SM-2 and SM-6 missiles that can defend against ballistic missiles, but none have yet been delivered.
Ryberg said Danish special operations forces, which have previously been deployed to fight piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, would not take part in the operation.
The frigate, carrying a crew of around 175 people, will begin operations in the Red Sea once Denmark’s parliament approves a resolution to send warships to the area, scheduled for February 6.
The minister said he would not take part in US-led offensive operations against the Houthis.
Danish shipping companies send around 2,500 ships a year to the Red Sea route, which accounts for around 15% of global shipping.
“Currently, very few Danish ships sail through the Channel, simply because it is too unsafe. But we need more safety to get back, and that is the purpose of the coalition,” industry group Anne said.・Representative Stefansen said. DENMARK DELIVERY.
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