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Germany to send new frigate to protect ships In Red Sea

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Germany said on Saturday it will send a new frigate to the Red Sea in August to help secure maritime traffic, which has been disrupted for months due to Houthi attacks. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the “Hamburg” will replace the “Hessen,” which left the zone on Saturday. The “Hessen” had been deployed in the area on Feb. 23 as part of the EU’s “Aspides” mission to protect ships. The statement said the “Hamburg” had escorted 27 merchant ships in the intervention zone and had, on four occasions, repulsed drone and missile attacks by the Houthis. It had around 240 military personnel on board.

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South China Morning Post

Germany to send new frigate to protect ships in Red Sea

Yemen’s Iran-based Houthi rebels have attacked almost 100 vessels in the vital trading route of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in months of strikes.

15 days ago·Hong Kong

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WION

Germany to send new frigate to protect ships In Red Sea

Germany said Saturday it will send a new frigate to the Red Sea in August to help secure maritime traffic, disrupted for months due to attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels. The 'Hamburg' will replace the 'Hessen', which left the zone on Saturday, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said. The 'Hessen' had been deployed in the area on February 23 as part of the European Union's "Aspides" mission to protect ships in the area.

15 days ago·Noida, India

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Arab News

Germany to send new frigate to protect ships in the Red Sea

BERLIN: Germany said on Saturday it will send a new frigate to the Red Sea in August to help secure maritime traffic, which has been disrupted for months due to Houthi attacks. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the “Hamburg” will replace the “Hessen,” which left the zone on Saturday. The “Hessen” had been deployed in the area on Feb. 23 as part of the EU’s “Aspides”

15 days ago·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Malay Mail

Germany to send new frigate to protect ships in Red Sea

BERLIN, Apr 20 ― Germany said today it will send a new frigate to the Red Sea in August to help secure maritime traffic, disrupted for months due to attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels. The ‘Hamburg’ will replace the ‘Hessen’, which left the zone today, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said. The ‘Hessen’ had been deployed in the area on February 23 as part of the European Union’s “Aspides” mission to protect ships in the area. The state…

15 days ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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Al Arabiya

Germany to send new frigate to protect ships from Houthi rebels in the Red Sea

14 days ago·Saudi Arabia

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www.dnoticias.pt

Germany is replacing maritime force in the Red Sea.

Germany will deploy a new cruise ship to the Red Sea in early August to help secure maritime traffic disrupted by hostile Haitian rebels, the Defense Minister announced today. The Hamburger will replace the Hanseatic ship, which left the area of intervention today, as scheduled, at the end of a mission launched on February 23, Boris Pistorius announced in a statement quoted by the French AFP. The ship had been deployed to the region as part of t…

15 days ago·Funchal, Portugal

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