German frigate Hessen sailors were on watch 12 hours a day in the Red Sea with only seconds to react to threats in the 'worst case scenario'

The German warship spent several weeks deployed to volatile Middle Eastern waters to protect commercial ships from Iran-backed Houthi attacks.

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