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Operation Prosperity Guardian

Not to be confused with Operation Poseidon Archer.

Operation Prosperity Guardian is a United States-led military operation by a multinational coalition formed in December 2023 to respond to Houthi-led attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.[11]

Operation Prosperity Guardian
Part of the Red Sea crisis and the Yemeni civil war
Date18 December 2023 – present
(10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Yemen
Status Ongoing
U.S. declares Red Sea conflict with Houthis as largest naval battle since World War II[4][5]
Belligerents

 Yemen (SPC)

 United States Navy[1]
 Royal Navy
 Royal Australian Navy
 Royal Bahrain Naval Force
 Royal Canadian Navy
 Royal Danish Navy
 Finnish Navy
 Hellenic Navy
 Royal Netherlands Navy
 Royal New Zealand Navy[2]
 Royal Norwegian Navy
 Republic of Singapore Navy
 Sri Lanka Navy[3]
Supported by:
 Seychelles Coast Guard
Commanders and leaders
Strength
Yemen Unclear (see Houthi armed strength) Unknown
Casualties and losses
10 deaths, 2 injured[8] 3 deaths (non-combat)[9]

Bab-el-Mandeb transits by cargo vessels
over 10,000 deadweight tonnage (approx.)[10]

         Before attacks

         After first Houthi ship seizure/attack (19 November 2023)

         After naval protection operation started (18 December 2023)

         After US/UK attack on Yemen mainland (12 January 2024)

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Following the breakout of the ongoing Israel–Hamas war in October 2023, the Houthi movement in Yemen blockaded Israel in the Red Sea and launched a series of attacks against commercial vessels heading or related to Israel, with the stated purpose of preventing the bombing of Gaza and forcing Israel to let food and medicine into the strip.[12][13][14] On 18 December 2023, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced the formation of an international maritime security force aimed at ending the blockade[15] and countering threats by Houthi forces against international maritime commerce in the region.[16]

The coalition currently has more than 20 members, of which ten are anonymously involved.[17][18] Egypt and Saudi Arabia, both economically reliant on unhindered commercial shipping in the area, are absent from the listed participants.[19] France, Italy and Spain have also declined to participate.[20] The chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, Usama Rabia, claimed that "navigation traffic in the Suez Canal was not affected by what is happening in the Red Sea".[21] Nevertheless, on 10 January, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a resolution demanding a cessation of Houthi attacks on merchant vessels.[22]

The day of the UNSC resolution, the Houthis launched their largest-ever barrage of 18–24 attack drones and missiles at international ships and warships in the Red Sea.[23][24] In response, on 12 January, the coalition launched its first airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, to which the Houthis have pledged to retaliate.[25]

On 7 August 2024, the head of United States naval efforts in the Middle East, Vice Admiral George Wikoff stated that the American and British approach to combat the Houthis in the Red sea crisis had failed to dissuade the Houthis and stop attacks on shipping through the region, arguing that strikes and defensive efforts had done little to change the Houthis' behaviour.[26]

Background

See also: Red Sea crisis

The operation aims to ensure both the freedom of navigation and the safety of maritime traffic in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden.[1] Following the start of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, multiple civilian container and freight ships were attacked and hijacked in the Gulf of Aden by Houthi forces.[27] Houthi forces stated that only vessels with links to Israel are targeted, though vessels without links to Israel have been targeted, possibly due to misidentification from many vessels turning off their automatic identification system signal during transit.[28][29] The Houthis claim the attacks will end if Israel allows humanitarian supplies to enter Gaza; the attempted blockade is seen as a way to pressure Israel's Western allies to work to restrain Israeli operations in the war.[30] As of 1 January 2024, at least seventeen civilian vessels have been attacked.

The waterways to and from the Red Sea are shipping chokepoints for the global economy which connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean and the Suez Canal with the Horn of Africa.[31] This had led to the 2023 situation being dubbed "a new Suez Crisis" by The Economist.[32]

A considerable number of freighters have continued to transit, with mostly large container ships diverting away rather than other shipping, with the strait continuing to be heavily used by bulk carriers and tankers which are under different contract arrangements and often from countries supportive of Gaza's situation so perceiving a minimal risk from ongoing Houthi attacks.[33] In the first week of January 2024 the average number of freighters active each day in the Red Sea included 105 bulk carriers and 58 tankers, down from 115 bulk carriers and 70 tankers the week before.[29] In contrast, six of the ten largest container shipping companies were largely avoiding the Red Sea,[34] with relatively few container ships transiting the Bab al-Mandeb strait from 18 December 2023.[35]

Forces

Combined Task Force 153, under control of the U.S. Combined Maritime Forces,[1] will control the vessels of the operation, which currently include the United States Navy's Carrier Strike Group 2.[36] This strike group consists of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and her escorting Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, USS Gravely, USS Laboon and USS Mason.[37][38] Other countries' vessels involved include the British destroyer HMS Diamond and frigate HMS Richmond, with Greece also announcing plans to send one frigate to the region.[7][39][40] Denmark would initially announce they would be sending one officer to aid the operation but made an additional announcement on 29 December 2023 that a frigate would also be sent.[11][41][42]

Australia announced that it will send 11 military personnel but rejected a US request to send a warship.[43][44] The Canadian Armed Forces will deploy an unspecified number of land, air and sea support vehicles.[45] Canada is sending three staff officers by way of Operation Artemis.[46] The Netherlands plans to send two staff officers. Norway plans on dispatching up to ten staff officers, but as of 21 December is not sending any vessels.[47] Singapore will be deploying a team from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s Information Fusion Centre to support information sharing and engagement outreach to the commercial shipping community, as well as a senior national representative to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).[48][49]

Seychelles is not deploying any vessels or personnel, and limits its participation to "providing and receiving information" as a member of Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) (which is based in Bahrain).[50] On 23 January 2024, New Zealand sent six New Zealand Defence Force personnel to help provide maritime security in the Red Sea including "precision targeting."[51]

On 24 February 2024 Sri Lanka Navy confirmed that one of its ships had completed its maiden patrol in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and was returning to the island but did not clarify the dates, name of the ship or plans for further patrols.[52] It was later revealed to be SLNS Gajabahu and the Sri Lankan government confirmed that patrols would continue.[53][54]

Finland announced on 8 March 2024 that the country would send up to two soldiers to support Operation Prosperity Guardian, in addition to supporting the European Union-led Operation Aspides.[55]

Prosperity Guardian

Joint Operations (Prosperity Guardian + Aspides)

Attacks on shipping

Main article: Timeline of the Red Sea crisis
List of attacks after the announcement of Operation Prosperity Guardian
Date Vessel attacked Agent Result Ref
Name Flag
18 December 2023 MSC Clara   Panama Houthi drones Unknown [73]
18 December 2023 Swan Atlantic   Norway Houthi drones Minor damage [73]
26 December 2023 MSC United VIII   Liberia Houthi naval missile Unknown [74]
30 December 2023 Maersk Hangzhou   Singapore Houthi land-based missile Minor damage [75]
31 December 2023 Maersk Hangzhou   Singapore Houthi crew Unharmed [76]
12 January 2024 Khalissa   Panama Houthi projectile Unknown [77]
15 January 2024 Gibraltar Eagle   Marshall Islands Houthi anti-ship missile Minor damage [78]
16 January 2024 Zografia   Malta Ballistic missile Minor damage [79]
17 January 2024 Genco Picardy   Marshall Islands Houthi drone Minor damage [80]
18 January 2024 Chem Ranger   Marshall Islands Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile Unharmed [81]
22 January 2024 Ocean Jazz   United States Houthis Unknown [82]
24 January 2024 Maersk Detroit   United States Houthi missile Unharmed [83]
24 January 2024 Maersk Chesapeake   United States Houthi missile Unharmed [83]
26 January 2024 Marlin Luanda   Marshall Islands Houthi missile Set afire [84]
30 January 2024 Koi   Liberia Houthi naval missiles Unknown [85]
6 February 2024 Morning Tide   Barbados Houthis Minor damage [86]
6 February 2024 Star Nasia   Marshall Islands Houthis Minor damage [86][87]
12 February 2024 Star Iris   Marshall Islands Houthi missiles Minor damage [88]
16 February 2024 Pollux   Panama Houthi missile Minor damage [89]
18 February 2024 Rubymar   Belize Houthi anti-ship missile Sunk [90]
19 February 2024 Sea Champion   Greece Houthi naval missiles Minor damage [91]
19 February 2024 Navis Fortuna   Marshall Islands Houthi naval missile Minor damage [91]
22 February 2024 Islander   Palau Houthi missile Damaged [92]
6 March 2024 True Confidence   Barbados Houthi anti-ship missile Set afire [93]
8 March 2024 Propel Fortune   Singapore Houthi anti-ship missiles Unknown [94]
24 March 2024 Huang Pu   Panama Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile Unknown [95]
7 April 2024 Hope Island   Marshall Islands Houthis Unknown [96][97][98]
7 April 2024 MSC Grace   Panama Houthis Unknown
7 April 2024 MSC Gina   Panama Houthis Unknown
9 April 2024 Maersk Yorktown   United States Houthi anti-ship missile Unharmed [99]
9 April 2024 MSC Gina   Panama Houthis Unknown [100]
9 April 2024 MSC Darwin VI   Liberia Houthis Unknown [100]
24 April 2024 Maersk Yorktown   United States Houthi missile Unharmed [99]
24 April 2024 MSC Veracruz   Portugal Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile Unknown [101]
26 April 2024 Andromeda Star   Panama Houthi missiles Minor damage [101]
26 April 2024 Maisha   Antigua and Barbuda Houthi missile Unharmed [100]
29 April 2024 Cyclades   Malta Houthi missiles and UAVs Minor damage [102]
29 April 2024 MSC Orion   Portugal Houthi drones Minor damage [103]
18 May 2024 Wind   Panama Houthi missiles Minor damage [104]
23 May 2024 Yannis   Malta Houthi missiles Unharmed [105][106]
23 May 2024 Essex   Liberia Houthi missiles Unharmed [106]
28 May 2024 Laax   Marshall Islands Houthi missiles Damaged [107]
1 June 2024 Abliani   Malta Houthi drones and rockets Unharmed [108][109]
1 June 2024 Maina   Malta Houthi anti-ballistic missiles and armed drones Unharmed [109][110]
1 June 2024 Al Oraiq   Marshall Islands Houthi anti-ballistic missiles and armed drones Unharmed [109][110]
8–9 June 2024 Norderney   Antigua and Barbuda Houthi missiles Set afire [111]
8 June 2024 MSC Tavivshi   Liberia Houthi ballistic missile Set afire [111][112]
9 June 2024 Unknown Unknown Houthi ballistic missile Damaged [113]
12 June 2024 Tutor   Liberia Houthi Toufan-1 USV,[114] ballistic missiles, drones Sunk [115][116][117]
13 June 2024 Verbena   Palau Houthi cruise missiles Set afire [118]
13 June 2024 Unknown Unknown Unknown Houthi weapons Unharmed [119]
16 June 2024 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unharmed [120]
21 June 2024 Transworld Navigator   Liberia Houthi ballistic missiles Unharmed [121][122]
23 June 2024 Transworld Navigator   Liberia Houthi USV Damaged [123][124]
24 June 2024 MSC Sarah V   Liberia Houthi Hatem 2 hypersonic missile Unharmed [125][126]
26 June 2024 Unknown Unknown Houthi missile Unharmed [127]
27 June 2024 Unknown Unknown Likely Houthi USV Unharmed [128]
28 June 2024 Delonix   Liberia Houthi ballistic missiles Unharmed [129]
9 July 2024 Maersk Sentosa   United States Houthi missiles Unharmed [130]
10 July 2024 Mount Fuji   Liberia Likely Houthi weapons Unharmed [131]
11 July 2024 Unknown Unknown Likely Houthi missiles Unharmed [132][133]
15 July 2024 Bentley I   Panama Houthi USV, patrol boats, ballistic missiles Hit [134][133]
15 July 2024 Chios Lion   Liberia Houthi USV Damaged [134][133]
19 July 2024 Lobivia   Singapore Houthi ballistic missiles, UAVs Set afire [135]
20 July 2024 Pumba   Liberia Houthi UAVs, USV Damaged [136][137]
3 August 2024 Groton   Liberia Houthi ballistic missiles Hit [138][139]
8–9 August 2024 Delta Blue   Liberia Houthi RPG, USV, missiles Unharmed [140]
13 August 2024 Delta Atlantica   Liberia Likely Houthi USV, other weapons Hit [141]
13 August 2024 On Phoenix   Panama Likely Houthi weapons Unharmed [141]
21–22 August 2024 Sounion   Greece Houthi boats, USV, other weapons Set afire [142][143][144]
21–22 August 2024 SW North Wind I   Panama Houthi USV, other weapons Damaged [142][145][143]
30 August 2024 Groton   Liberia Houthi missiles Unharmed [146]
2 September 2024 Blue Lagoon I   Panama Houthi ballistic missiles Damaged [147][148]

Reactions

The Houthis stated: "We have capabilities to sink your fleet, your submarines, your warships", adding "the Red Sea will be your graveyard".[149] In a public statement, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami reassured the Iranian public that there is nothing to fear from the coalition.[150][151] (The Iranian government has long had purported direct ties to the Houthi movement.) IRGC senior officer Mohammad Reza Naqdi was cited as threatening to close "the Mediterranean Sea, (the Strait of) Gibraltar and other waterways" without explaining how.[152]

While named by the United States as part of the coalition, the French Defense Ministry stated that its warships, including the frigate Languedoc, would remain under French command.[11] Italian Defense Ministry, which has deployed the frigate Virginio Fasan in the Red Sea, also stated that the warship was not part of Prosperity Guardian.[11] Spanish Defense Ministry stated that it would only take part in operations under NATO or EU coordination.[11] Spain also vetoed any potential EU contribution to Operation Prosperity Guardian through the resources of EU-conducted Operation Atalanta.[153] At the time, Spain was the commanding nation of Operation Atalanta and had the frigate Victoria deployed in the area.[154]

The Maersk Line announced on 24 December that with Operation Prosperity Guardian now in place, it would resume using the Suez Canal.[155] On 2 January 2024, both Maersk and Happag-Lloyd announced that the route would once again be avoided until further notice.[156][157]

On 3 January 2024, President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe indicated that Sri Lanka will be deploying a warship to the Red Sea and the Sri Lanka Navy stated that it is ready to deploy one of its five Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessels as part of Operation Prosperity Guardian.[158]

On 13 January 2024, pro-Palestinian protesters in central London expressed support for the Houthi movement, chanting slogans hours after the RAF and US launched a missile and airstrike on ground targets in Yemen. Some demonstrators shouted, "Yemen, Yemen make us proud, turn another ship around," and displayed signs reading "Hands off Yemen", "Thanks Yemen" and "UK+US wants war. Yemen supports Palestine. Gaza Wants to live".[159]

Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea escalated, in response to "American-British aggression against our country", as stated by a Houthi spokesman in January 2024. US Central Command then stated that the Houthi attacks "have nothing to do with the conflict in Gaza" and that Houthis had "fired indiscriminately into the Red Sea", to target vessels, affecting more than 40 nations.[160]

In March 2024, ahead of the 9th anniversary of the Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war, Mohammed al-Houthi warned Saudi Arabia that it will resume attacking the country should it allow the US-led coalition to use its territory or airspace "in their aggression on Yemen." al-Houthi also called the US-UK strikes inside Yemen as “arrogant” and “unjustified actions,” saying the Houthi rebels will not remain silent and will respond in kind.[161][162]

See also

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