News - World: The German frigate “Hessen” completed its mission in the Red Sea after participating in protecting Israeli and American ships from attacks by the Yemeni armed forces and left the Red Sea early Saturday morning.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius thanked the captain and crew of the warship. The German Ministry of Defense said in a statement, “The crew of the Hessen frigate carried out its mission within the framework of the European Union Operation Aspids with courage.”

The German army revealed that the crew of the frigate "Hessen," which left the Red Sea, was continuously and highly prepared due to the ongoing threat posed by attacks from Yemen. The German army clarified that the crew of the frigate "Hessen" had only 10 seconds to deploy their defensive weapons to confront the attacks from Yemen.

They stated that the frigate "Hessen" depleted its ammunition during its presence in the Red Sea, and the process of replenishing ammunition was carried out at the port of Djibouti after airlifting ammunition from Germany.

The frigate was part of the European Union’s maritime mission to confront the operations carried out by Yemen against ships linked to the Israeli occupation in support of the Palestinian people.

The German army said that the frigate, which had a crew of 240 on board, completed its mission at 5:50 a.m. (03:50 GMT) and left the area of operations. The ship is expected to return to the port of Wilhelmshaven at the beginning of next May.

The 143-meter-long frigate is equipped with anti-aircraft missiles and is designed for maritime escort and surveillance, with a radar capable of monitoring airspace the size of the North Sea, according to the German military.

Hessen is also known as an air defense frigate, and its weapons systems are capable of engaging targets at a distance of up to 160 kilometers.

The Yemeni Armed Forces have conducted attacks on ships with ties to Israel near Yemeni ports, including the interception and seizure of a vessel associated with the Tel Aviv regime on November 19.

They announced preventing the navigation of Israeli-bounded ships in support for Palestine’s struggle against the Israeli occupation since the regime launched a devastating war on Gaza on October 7 after the territory’s Palestinian resistance movements carried out the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.

The US with other western countries support tried to protect Israeli ships, launching an aggression against Yemen. Yemeni Armed Forces have said they won’t stop retaliatory strikes.

The maritime attacks have forced some of the world’s biggest shipping and oil companies to suspend transit through one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes.

Tankers are instead adding thousands of miles to international shipping routes by sailing around the continent of Africa rather than going through the Suez Canal.