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Britain sends destroyer to the Red Sea to counter Houthi attacks on merchant ships

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The United Kingdom has sent the destroyer HMS Diamond to the Red Sea to counter attacks by Houthi rebels from Yemen on commercial ships traveling from the East to Europe. This was stated by British Defense Minister Grant Shapps, UNN reports.

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HMS Diamond will join the U.S.-led Operation Prosperity Guardian, a U.S.-led effort to protect shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden , critical shipping lanes for oil and containerized cargo.

HMS Diamond to join new international task force to protect critical global shipping from enemies that threaten British trade

 - said Shapps on his page on the social network X.

The British Ministry of Defense added that three American destroyers and a French warship are currently in the region.

Атаки хуситів на кораблі: Червоним морем припиняють возити вантажі16.12.23, 04:20

Addendum

Over the weekend , the HMS Diamond shot down a drone with a Sea Viper anti-aircraft missile amid an increase in attacks on merchant ships. Currently, there are three US destroyers and a French warship in the region, according to the British Ministry of Defense.

Recall

The United States announced the launch of a special operation called "Prosperity Guardian" to protect shipping in the Red Sea, amid attacks by Yemeni Houthis.

Operation Prosperity Guardian brings together several countries, including the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles, and Spain, to jointly address security challenges in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Єменське угрупування хуситів атакували два вантажні судна в Червоному морі15.12.23, 18:40

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