The Danish naval flagship Absalon left Frederikshavn Sunday heading for the coast of Somalia, where it is to take command of about 10 naval vessels in the “Task Force 150” off the coast of Somalia, to hunt pirates.

In addition to the 100 man crew on the Absalon additional 60 members of the Military Police, Naval Tactic Staff and the Submarice Special Forces (Frømandskorpset) are on board for the mission, that is expected to take about six months, after which the Germans will take the command of the task force. Apart from the Absalon and its crew further 25 persons will participate as shore based personal in Bahrain and in Djibouti.

Absalon is expected to be in place at the Horn of Africa on September 12.

For more information about Absalon see:

• ландшафтAbsalon Class Combat / Flexible Support Ship, Denmark
• Jyllands-Posten: Dansk flåde sat ind mod pirater – In Danish.