Sri Lanka To Send Naval Ship To Red Sea For Protecting Ships From Houthi Attacks

Sri Lanka To Send Naval Ship To Red Sea For Protecting Ships from Houthi Attacks

According to Navy Media Spokesperson Captain Gayan Wickramasuriya, a warship of the Sri Lankan Navy is prepared to leave to combat the Houthi rebels, who are supported by Yemen, in the fight to defend international maritime lanes. Per Captain Wickramasuriya, who spoke to NewsWire, the ship will be sent to guard the international waterways covering the Red Sea, Arabic Sea, and Gulf of Aden and adjacent lanes frequented by merchant vessels.

He added that although the precise date of the deployment...

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