The European Union’s Aspedas navy mission introduced on Saturday that an Italian frigate has joined its forces to guard navigation within the Crimson Sea and Gulf of Aden.
“We welcome the crew of the Italian frigate Andrea Doria who will help our mission to guard freedom of navigation within the Crimson Sea and the Gulf of Aden,” Aspedas mentioned in a put up on the X platform.
She added that the “Andrea Doria” changed the Italian frigate “ITS VIRGINIO FASAN”, which since beginning work on April 19, has accomplished a number of assaults on service provider ships passing by way of the “Aspedes” working space. Direct safety mission.
Aspedas pressured that it “acts as a trusted supplier of maritime safety to the EU with a protection mandate, protects freedom of navigation within the space of ​​operations and contributes to restoring the secure passage of economic vessels.”
On February 19, the EU introduced the launch of a European naval mission referred to as “Aspedes” to guard service provider ships within the Crimson Sea from assaults by Houthi armed forces.
With the help of america, the Houthis are “supporting Gaza” and going through a devastating struggle with Israel. The Houthis have used missiles and drones to focus on Israel or these with ties to Israel within the Crimson Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and different locations. cargo ship.
The U.S.-led coalition has been launching raids because the begin of the yr, allegedly focusing on Houthi places throughout Yemen, in response to Houthi assaults within the Crimson Sea.