Denmark shuts airspace and one of world’s busiest shipping lanes after missile failure

Denmark was forced to close part of its air space and one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes due to the risk of “falling missile fragments” following a failed test. The National Maritime Authority warned ships not to sail through the Great Belt strait, the main maritime access to the Baltic Sea after the test on a navy vessel close to the Danish coast. "The problem occurred during a mandatory test where the missile launcher is activated and cannot be deactivated," the military said in a statement.