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On Saturday, part of the pier’s support system was broken off, and the four American ships stabilizing it were washed away. Two ships beached in Israel near Ashdod, while the other two dropped anchor on the beach near the pier. Israel said it would assist the U.S. in recovering its ships beached near Ashdod, and the U.S. has maintained that no U.S. military personnel will enter Gaza. No injuries were sustained and the Pentagon said the pier remains fully functional.
In a statement on Saturday, CENTCOM noted that during the transportation of humanitarian aid, the US floating dock was disconnected from the small boat tugging it and the vessels broke free from their moorings with two of them now anchored on the beach near the pier.Part of the support system for a floating pier built by the U.S. to boost humanitarian aid to Palestinians broke off Saturday morning in choppy waters off the Gaza coast, the U.S. military said.
Four boats stabilizing the $320 million structure detached, U.S. Central Command, which is responsible for military operations in the Middle East, said Saturday. Two of them floated northward, eventually landing on the beach in Ashdod, Israel, it said. Two others are now anchored on the beach near the pier, the military said, adding that the dock...Four U.S. Army vessels supporting the maritime humanitarian aid mission in Gaza have been affected by “heavy sea states” near the battered region.
All four ships broke free from the pier where they were tied up, but the pier remains fully functional with no injuries reported. “The vessels broke free from their moorings and two vessels are now anchored on the beach near the pier,” a statement from U.S. Central Command said. “The third and fourth vessels are beached on the coast of Israel near Ashkelon. Efforts to recover the vessels are under way with...
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