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Minehunter readies for NATO deployment in Strait of Hormuz
The HNLMS ' Willemstad' will depart for the Mediterranean Sea in the last week of May 2026 for a NATO deployment, so that the naval vessel can sail to the Strait of Hormuz in time once an agreement has been reached regarding a mission there. Furthermore, preparations were made to send, among other things, a combined search, diving, and explosives disposal team (possibly from a Dutch support ship) to the Persian Gulf. The Ministers Dilan Yeşilgöz (Defense, VVD) and Tom Berendsen (Foreign Affairs, CDA) were also examining whether staff capacity could be provided to the international coalition. The Cabinet has previously stated its intention to make a military contribution to the deployment. The 'Willemstad' was to contribute to the NATO fleet group of mine countermeasures vessels (Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two, or SNMCMG 2) that is continuously present in the Mediterranean Sea. The number of crew members on a minehunter varies from 28 to 38. An international coalition of several dozen countries has been consulting for months about such a mission, which is led by France and the United Kingdom.
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