Denmark Weighs Sending Warship to Assist US-Led Red Sea Maritime Security Effort

Denmark is now considering sending one of its warships to participate in the U.S.-led Red Sea maritime security mission.

The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney in Souda Bay, Greece. The American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said, on Dec. 3, 2023. Petty Officer 3rd Class Bill Dodge/U.S. Navy via AP

Denmark is now considering sending one of its warships to assist in “Operation Prosperity Guard” (OPG) after having shown an initial slowness to participate in the U.S.-led Red Sea maritime security mission.

On Friday, the Danish Ministry of Defense announced the Danish parliament had agreed to take up a resolution in January considering whether to deploy one of its frigates to the Red Sea region to assist with OPG