Relations of crew associates wave with Danish flags as the frigate HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (F361) of the Royal Danish Navy arrives at the Naval Base in Korsoer, Denmark on April 4, 2024.
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An activated but defective missile launcher on a Danish navy vessel brought on a closure of airspace and delivery visitors in the Good Belt strait on Thursday, the Danish armed forces mentioned.
Denmark’s National Maritime Authority experienced previously warned ships not to sail by way of the Fantastic Belt strait, 1 of the world’s busiest sea lanes and the principal maritime accessibility to the Baltic Sea, thanks to the risk of “slipping missile fragments”.
“The problem happened through a mandatory exam wherever the missile launcher is activated and are not able to be deactivated,” the military claimed in a statement.
“Until finally the missile launcher is deactivated, there is a hazard that the missile can hearth and fly a couple kilometres absent,” the armed service extra.
A naval exercising was ongoing in the spot, a navigational warning confirmed.
The warning coated an area some four kilometres (2.5 miles)south of the Terrific Belt bridge, which crosses the strait. The bridge remained open up to targeted traffic, its operator claimed.