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The planned deployment of a German frigate in the Red Sea is one of the German navy’s most dangerous missions in decades, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Tuesday during a visit to the ship in Crete. The deployment, which is part of an EU naval mission to protect shipping from Houthi militants in Yemen, is a sign that Germany is taking international responsibility, Pistorius said. “It is no exaggeration to say that this is the most serious, the most dangerous deployment of the navy in decades,” Pistorius said. It is about protecting international law, freedom and security on the seas, …