For other ships with the same name, see HDMS Triton.
HDMS Triton is a Thetis-classfrigate belonging to the Royal Danish Navy. It is being used to exercise the Danish sovereignty over the waters around Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
HDMS Triton in Kejser Franz Josef Fjord, Greenland
History
On 19 December 2006, the Triton participated in the rescue operation of the crew of the cargo ship Wilson Muuga after it ran aground south of Sandgerði on the Reykjanes peninsula. During the operation, eight sailors from the Triton went into the sea after their rigid inflatable boat overturned in rough seas. Seven of the men where rescued by Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter TF-LÍF while one died.[3]
Danish Naval Vessel F358 Triton in the harbour at Reykjavik - Iceland (December 2016)
References
^"Thetis Class, Denmark". naval-technology.com. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^"Thetis / Stanflex 3000". GlobalSecurity.org. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
^Hjálmar Jónsson (20 December 2006). "Mjög erfiðar aðstæður voru á strandstað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 6, 30–32. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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