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The “Hessen” has repelled another attack while deployed to protect merchant ships in the Red Sea on April 6 on the afternoon. The incoming missile could be destroyed. The “Hessen” has been in operation in the Red Sea since the end of February to protect merchant ships against attacks by the Houthi militia operating from Yemen. The operation is part of the EU military mission “Aspides”. On its 4th day of operations, the frigate had already shot down two Houthi drones. In mid-March it repelled an attack with a surface drone against a civilian ship.

The USS 'Gravely' has destroyed a ballistic missile and two drones launched by the Yemen's Houthis against the ship, which was operating in the Red Sea in the framework of operations against the Houthis. There were no injuries or damage to the vessel. urthermore, US forces destroyed a mobile surface-to-air missile system in Houthi-controlled territory.

The 'Iver Huitfeldt' used both missiles and cannons to shoot down four drones that on March 9 were heading for the frigate and a number of civilian ships in the Red Sea. The ship's commander emphasized that the frigate was at no time defenseless. According to new information that emerged when the press met the crew in Korsør on the afternoon of April 4, crews shot down the first three drones using Sea Sparrow missiles guided to the target by the frigate's Swedish-made Ceros 2000 weapons control system. The system has two radar positions on the frigate, one above the two long-range guns on the foredeck, and one on the roof of the hangar above the ship's close-in defense gun. Why the crew used the Ceros 2000 weapons control system, which has a shorter range than the frigate's central and far more expensive Apar weapons control system, there was so far no explanation, but it can be about the distance to the goals. To combat the fourth and final drone, the crew chose to switch to the Apar weapon control system. However, this system did not work, so the crew switched back to the Ceros 2000 system. At the same time, the weapon type was changed from missiles to the ship's long-range main guns, which, with the help of several grenades, 10-50 percent of which exploded too quickly, shot down the drone. Why they chose to change the weapon type from the successful missiles to the ship's long-range main guns, there was so far no explanation., but it can be about the distance to the target. There was still uncertainty about the sequence of events and which systems and weapon systems were used, when and why. During the coming week, a third and more thorough account of the incident is expected to be ready. However, just like the previous statements, it will be confidential.

The Director General (DG) of the Department of Shipping, Commodore Mohammad Maksud Alam said on April 2 that there was good progress in the negotiation with the pirates regarding the release of the 23 crew members of the 'Abdullah'. It was yet to confirmed how long it would take to fruitfully complete the negotiation but it was certain that there has been good progress. All crew members were well, and they were occasionally allowed to talk to their family members. The Department was monitoring the situation and were in contact with the ship owner SR Shipping Ltd. Officials of the SR Shipping have claimed to have made progress in talks with the pirates through a third party and hoped for quick release of the crew and the ship.

The Mumbai police arrested nine pirates who were brought to Mumbai on April 3, five days after the Indian Navy caught them for hijacking the Iranian fishing vessel 'Al Kambar 786' with 23 Pakistani crew members on board off the Somalia coast after more than 12 hours of intense coercive tactical measures as part of an anti-piracy operation on March 29. At the time of the incident, the vessel was approximately 90 nautical miles southwest of Socotrain the Indian Ocean. The operation involved the INS 'Sumedha' and the guided missile frigate INS 'Trishul'.