The commander of the European “Aspides ” operation, Admiral Vasileios, called on all shipping companies to reconsider their decisions to reroute their ships around the Cape of Good Hope.
Admiral Vasileios told Lloyd’s List that “shippers who do not have connections with the Americans, the British or the Israelis can return very safely to the Red Sea, because there are a huge number of ships that can pass through unharmed.”
Vasileios stressed that the attacks carried out by the Yemenis mainly target ships belonging to Israel, the United States and the United Kingdom, and there is no reason to fear for ships not linked to these countries.
The commander of the Aspides operation added that “shipping company CEOs should do their own risk analysis before deciding to continue to reroute all their ships around the Cape of Good Hope, because there are many ships that are not actually included in the Yemeni target list. ”Admiral Vasileios said that “I am not a magician, and we cannot protect everyone, because we only have three warships
