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Mine-Countermeasures Fleet Deploys to Red Sea; Germany Seeks Bundestag Mandate

6/24/2026

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On 19 June the multinational mine-countermeasures force entered the Red Sea with RFA Lyme Bay, HMS Dragon and ships, with Lyme Bay serving as a support base.
Lyme Bay carries over 270 personnel and autonomous USVs Ariadne, Halcyon and Sirius.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said participation remains precautionary and needs a Bundestag mandate before 10 July recess, as 450 merchant vessels have been stranded in the Gulf of Aden since late February.

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On 19 June the multinational mine-countermeasures force entered the Red Sea with RFA Lyme Bay, HMS Dragon and ships, with Lyme Bay serving as a support base.
Lyme Bay carries over 270 personnel and autonomous USVs Ariadne, Halcyon and Sirius.
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said participation remains precautionary and needs a Bundestag mandate before 10 July recess, as 450 merchant vessels have been stranded in the Gulf of Aden since late February.