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| Temporary floating pier for Gaza aid completed, will move into position once weather lets up: Pentagon |
| 2024-05-08 |
| [FoxNews] Both components of the floating pier were reportedly waiting to be moved from the Port of Ashdod to the Gaza Strip Both sections of the temporary floating pier intended to be placed off the coast of Gaza Strip for the delivery of humanitarian aid have been completed, though weather and sea conditions are preventing delivery of the parts to the embattled region, Pentagon officials tell Fox News. The components are still sitting at the Port of Ashdod, and CENTCOM "stands by" to relocate the pier sections to Gaza, Singh added. Once off the coast of Gaza, the U.S. military and USAID will work together to deliver humanitarian assistance using military support vessels and trucks. Singh could not provide an exact date for when the pier would be maneuvered into place, mainly because of the weather and security conditions. "As CENTCOM stands by to move the pier into position in the near future, and again, in partnership with USAID, we’re loading humanitarian aid onto the MV Sagamore, which is currently in Cyprus," she said. "The Sagamore is a cargo vessel that will use the JLOTS system and will make trips between Cyprus and the offshore floating pier, as USAID and other partners collect aid from around the world." Once fully operational, 150 trucks will be available to move aid into Gaza. At first, though, a small number of trucks will be used to make sure the distribution system works. The Pentagon has said the estimated cost would nearly double the original estimate of $180 million. It also said the project will only be in use temporarily, for a period of three months. The pier will be able to process up to two million meals a day for the people in Gaza, U.S. Central Command said. Related: Floating pier 04/26/2024 Report: Gaza Terrorists Attack U.S. Humanitarian Pier During Construction Work Floating pier 03/19/2024 A Palestinian Unwrapped a US Aid Package. It Didn't Go Well. Floating pier 11/22/2009 O Not Fanatic Enough on Global Warming; Maldives to Disappear |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 The Disney Dream underway. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-05-08 16:08 |
| #6 The Pentagon has said the estimated cost would nearly double the original estimate of $180 million. It also said the project will only be in use temporarily, for a period of three months. Of course. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2024-05-08 12:23 |
| #5 You just gotta see this (h/t Instapundit) |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-05-08 11:45 |
| #4 Forecast: Cloudy with a chance of missiles, changing to mortars and sniper fire by late afternoon. Same for the remainder of the week. Plan accordingly. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-05-08 10:27 |
| #3 Singh could not provide an exact date for when the pier would be maneuvered into place, mainly because of the weather and security conditions. Forecast: Cloudy with a chance of missiles, changing to mortars and sniper fire by late afternoon. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2024-05-08 10:18 |
| #2 A 'fair weather' pier. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-05-08 07:04 |
| #1 Israel Foreign Affairs Ministry: 'Recognizing a Palestinian state means rewarding Hamas for murder' |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2024-05-08 06:25 |