Singapore is a participant in Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) – a naval process pressure shaped by the USA and different nations to safe the important seaway.
Dr Ng stated final month that Singapore is deploying a workforce of planners to work with worldwide companions at their headquarters to formulate plans.
It can even be sending a workforce from the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Data Fusion Centre to help info sharing and engagement outreach to the business transport neighborhood, in addition to a senior nationwide consultant to the Mixed Maritime Forces (CMF) in Bahrain.
In a separate written reply on Monday, Dr Ng stated it’s in Singapore’s curiosity to be part of such worldwide efforts to make sure key sea strains of communication, such because the Crimson Sea, stay open and secure for the free circulation of commerce.
He reiterated that the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) was not concerned in a collection of strikes by the USA and the United Kingdon on Houthi targets in Yemen, including that the strikes usually are not linked to Operation Prosperity Guardian.
The Defence Minister additionally urged the Houthis to cease their illegal assaults within the Crimson Sea.
MEDICAL TEAM ABOARD FRENCH SHIP
In a written reply to a different parliamentary query, Dr Ng additionally supplied an replace on the two-men SAF workforce serving aboard the French Armed Forces’ (FAF) ship FS Dixmude.
The helicopter service is a reconfigured hospital ship
The pair – Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) (Dr) Nazirul Hannan Abdul Aziz and Army Knowledgeable 3 (ME3) Jimmy Woo Ying Ming – had been on the ship as a part of Singapore’s continued efforts to offer humanitarian help to Gaza.
“Working along with the FAF and different worldwide companions, they supplied medical help and publish operative nursing care to civilian casualties from Gaza, together with oncological and trauma sufferers with accidents starting from amputated limbs, fractures and infections,” stated Dr Ng.
The pair ended their deployment on Jan 27, with the departure of the ship from Egypt.
“The SAF will proceed to observe the state of affairs within the area carefully and assess how we are able to contribute additional in humanitarian help to Gaza,” stated the Defence Minister.