HDMS ''Triton'' is a

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belonging to the

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. It is being used to exercise the Danish sovereignty over the waters around Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

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 Sandgerðisbær () is a former Icelandic municipality located in southwestern Iceland on the Southern Peninsula (Iceland), Southern Peninsula. In 2018 it merged with Garður to create the new municipality of Suðurnesjabær.Reykjanes Reykjanes () is a small headland on the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. The region is about from Iceland's international airport. As the name means "smoking peninsula" connected to volc ...

peninsula. During the operation, eight sailors from the ''Triton'' went into the sea after their

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overturned in rough seas. Seven of the men where rescued by

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helicopter TF-LÍF while one died. HDMS_Triton_in_Reykjavik_Harbour

References

Thetis-class ocean patrol vessels Ships built in Svendborg 1990 ships Frigates of Denmark {{Denmark-mil-ship-stub