Gaza Aid Pier Lasted Less Than Two Weeks Before Breaking Apart
The Trident Pier broke apart in rough seas with pieces of it and boats used to support it being scattered along the coastline.
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HOWARD ALTMAN
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PUBLISHED MAY 28, 2024 3:58 PM EDT
America's pier that is being used to deliver aid to Gaza broke free and is now being recovered.
HOWARD ALTMAN
The Biden administration’s $320 million floating pier broke apart in heavy seas earlier today less than two weeks after being installed, delaying the flow of badly needed humanitarian aid to war-ravaged Gaza, the Pentagon announced.
"Over the next 40 hours, the Trident Pier will be removed from its anchor position on the coast and towed back to Ashdod where US Central Command will conduct repairs," Sabrina Singh, a Pentagon spokesperson, told reporters, including from The War Zone. "The rebuilding and repairing of the pier will take at least over a week." The pier will then be towed back and reinstalled, she added.
A satellite image taken Monday by Maxar, provided to The War Zone, shows the section of the Trident Pier furthest from the beach is missing. This landing area is where vessels drop off goods which are then transported by trucks across the long floating causeway and taken into Gaza. That section was recovered, Singh said.
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