The dock is badly damaged and will need to be repaired or rebuilt, Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said. The dock will be removed from its location on the Gaza coast in the next 48 hours and taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod, where U.S. Central Command will conduct repairs. The repairs will take more than a week, further delaying efforts to open the maritime corridor for relief operations.
Satellite imagery shows part of the floating dock disappearing on the afternoon of May 28 (right), and the previous image of the dock on May 18 (left). Photo: Maxar Technologies
The damage came three days after rough seas forced two small US military vessels to beach in Israel, while two others broke loose from their moorings and became stranded near the dock, according to US Central Command.
The $320 million terminal only began operations on May 17. A week later, on May 24, rough seas forced shipments to be halted, and it is unclear when shipments will resume.
The temporary dock, called the Joint Logistics Onshore Station (JLOTS), requires favorable sea conditions to operate. JLOTS can only operate safely when waves are up to 1 meter high and winds are below about 24 km/h.
Last week, Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, deputy commander of US Central Command, said 820 tons of aid had been delivered through the dock to the Gaza beaches. The Pentagon said more than 1,000 tons of aid had been delivered before the dock was temporarily shut down.
Ngoc Anh (according to CNN)
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