'More warships needed to boost Red Sea traffic'

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 18, 2024 12:50 am

LARISSA, Greece: The head of a European Union force protecting cargo ships from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea said on Tuesday the operation had met its goals, but freight traffic cannot increase without more warships.

'The distances that need to be covered are huge,' Rear Adm. Vasileios Gryparis told Agence France-Presse (AFP) at the EU operation headquarters in the central Greek city of Larissa.

SEA SECURITY Rear Adm. Vasileios Gryparis speaks during a news conference on Operation Aspides and on security in the Red Sea in the wake of Houthi attacks there, in the city of Larissa, central Greece on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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