US military considers temporarily dismantling pier off coast of Gaza for second time due to rough se

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 US military considers temporarily dismantling pier off coast of Gaza for second time due to rough sea conditions


US military considers temporarily dismantling pier off coast of Gaza for second time due to rough sea conditions
Natasha Bertrand Oren Liebermann Jennifer Hansler
By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Jennifer Hansler, CNN
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Published 3:26 PM EDT, Thu June 13, 2024
 
The US military is considering temporarily dismantling the humanitarian pier it constructed off the coast of Gaza and moving it back to Israel on Friday amid concerns that heavy seas could once again break it just days after it resumed aid delivery operations, multiple US officials said.

It would be the second time in a matter of weeks that the fragile pier and causeway system, known as Joint Logistics over the Shore or JLOTS, has had to be moved back to the Israeli port of Ashdod. A final decision is not expected to be made until Friday, officials said.

Earlier this month, the pier broke apart and sustained damage in heavy seas and had to be towed to Ashdod for repairs that took over a week. It was moved back to Gaza last week and resumed operations on Saturday but had to pause again due to heavy seas on Monday and Tuesday.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/13/politics/us-military-gaza-pier-considers-temporary-dismantling/index.html

[rangerrebew]

The information I'm about to divulge is meant for the Joint Chiefs so I hope our enemies don't steal it. Here goes!  If something is just floating and not secured to land, it is going to be affected by wave action.  Yes, it's true.  I was on a 73,000-ton aircraft carrier and ocean waves had no problem bouncing it around, so a dinky ass floating pier isn't even a challenge.