MEDITERRANEAN SEA - 22 February 2022 - File image of a sailor on HMS Diamond in the Mediterranean Sea firing a M134 Minigum from the ship's dec

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MEDITERRANEAN SEA - 22 February 2022 - File image of a sailor on HMS Diamond in the Mediterranean Sea firing a M134 Minigum from the ship's deck. HMS Diamond is currently - 17 December 2023 - deployed in the Gulf of Aden, where it yesterday - 16 December 2023 - successfully shot down a Houthi strike drone which was targeting merchant ships in the area. Large shipping lines like Maersk have ordered their ships to drop anchor or change course. The Gulf of Aden is part of the shipping lanes that pass through the Suez Canal and are an important artery of global trade - Photo: Geopix/UK MoD/LPhot Chris Sellars

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