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| ICRThingy announces first relief shipment to Aceh |
| 2005-01-10 |
| ...By boat. The shipment should arrive in six days. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #4 Navy now using air cushion craft to deliver tons of material directly from ship to shore. No port facilities needed. |
| Posted by: Whutch Threth6418 2005-01-10 7:55:34 PM |
| #3 "...why ship by sea...?" It costs less when there is no urgency. They're not white after all, so there is no rush. Worthless. The ICR |
| Posted by: jackal 2005-01-10 10:55:05 AM |
| #2 As I understand it there are no local port facilities that can be used to unload either bulk or container cargo. Even the moorings at the Arun LNG plant are not available. So, I guess it begs the question - why ship by sea - why not airlift the stuff? |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2005-01-10 10:07:27 AM |
| #1 Maybe the Banda Aceh Islamic Youth Scouts will be able to use it, when it gets there. The medical stuff, what, 3+ weeks after the event? Must've coordinated with Jan Egeland & Co. Has to be unloaded, then reloaded onto your landing craft? The C-130's you're gonna charter - those built by the UN? No? Mebbe Norway? Well, all in all, a fine effort, fine. *golf clap* Literally, from the Clubhouse, good job Mr Reiss. |
| Posted by: .com 2005-01-10 3:08:47 AM |