US pier constructed off Gaza has broken apart

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: CNN Politics

Published 1:48 PM EDT, Tue May 28, 2024


CNN — The temporary pier constructed by the US military to transport aid into Gaza broke apart in heavy seas on Sunday in a major blow to the American-led effort to create a maritime corridor for humanitarian supplies into the war-torn enclave, according to four US officials.

Part of the pier, which consists of a narrow causeway to drive aid into Gaza and a wider parking area to drop off supplies transported by ship, disconnected on Sunday, the officials said. The parking area will have to be reconnected to the causeway before the pier can be used again.

The setback came one day after heavy seas forced two small US Army vessels to beach in Israel, according to US Central Command, while another two vessels broke free of their moorings and were anchored near the pier.

The effort to reassemble the causeway and connect it once again to the parking area will resume when sea conditions allow, officials said.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/28/politics/us-gaza-pier-broken-apart/index.html

[hlthe2b]

1. Damn. I hope they can repair it quickly.

[Oopsie Daisy]

2. Ugh! I feared something like this might happen.

I hope it's just a temporary delay.

[FredGarvin]

3. $320,000,000.00 Disaster

So embarrassing.

320 million dollars and it can't stand 4 foot waves.

WTF?

A trillion a year and they cant construct a pier?

[BumRushDaShow]

7. Here

This describes the limitations of the type of structure they put in place.

[bluedigger]

13. This guy really knows what he's talking about.

Does a great job of explaining all the bad decisions leading up to this debacle, as well as giving alternatives.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Whenever I have seen these types of things constructed

it was in a large river or maybe a bay. But with an open sea, I was a bit concerned but figured they knew what they were doing.

[Torchlight]

8. Sounds serious.

Good luck.

[Brenda]

11. It's like this Fred

The US military is the greatest most feared military on Earth.

Yet, 9-11.

They excel at everything they do and they never make mistakes.

Yet the opposite is true.

Considering Antony Blinken's words, Nikki Haley's words, and wishy-washy from other US higher ups...

I think the pier was either built poorly so it would fail, or it was not given any amount of attention to do it right.

Which tells us what's going on.

BTW, at one point in my life I thought things like this were "embarrassing" as a US citizen. Then I started seeing the pattern and how the actions of the Pentagon were not for protecting me, a tax paying born in the USA citizen, Nope.

[JoseBalow]

4. Thanks, Obama

[Mawspam2]

5. Built by Boeing?

[Prairie Gates]

6. It was the least we could do

Literally.

[Mawspam2]

9. The least we could do...

...is air drop body bags.

[PSPS]

10. Was this a Seabees project?

[uncle ray]

12. your periodic reminder what a tough, thankless job engineering is.