A second ship carrying humanitarian help for the inhabitants trapped by the battle in Gaza set sail this Saturday from the port of Larnaca in Cyprus, in response to the authorities of this island.
The cargo ship “Jennifer”, flagged in Guinea-Bissau, transports 500 tons of assistamongst which there’s flour, pasta, sugar, canned meals and milk.
Added to this are one other 375 tons distributed between the 2 tugboats Open Arms and Ledra Dynamic and the MMS Aris floating platform that they drag and which can be used for the disembarkation in Gaza.
“Climate situations have improved and seem to permit the ship to set sail,” Cyprus authorities spokesman stated shortly earlier than the ship’s departure. Yiannis Antonioualluding to the virtually two weeks that the ship has been ready in Larnaca.
“The cargo has already been inspected by the competent authorities of the Republic and the Israelis have additionally carried out the mandatory inspections. This has been performed inside the framework of the settlement reached with all events concerned,” added the Cypriot spokesperson.
Just like the “Open Arms”, which set sail within the second week of March, the mission of the “Jennifer” is a part of the undertaking World Central Kitchen (WCK)from the Spanish chef Jose Andres, and has the approval of the Authorities of Cyprus, Israel and the Palestinian Nationwide Authority.
The three ships are accompanied by a Port and Maritime Police vessel and, in response to native authorities, the journey is estimated to final roughly 65 hours.
The Spanish ship Open Arms was the primary ship to deliver humanitarian help from Cyprus to Gaza to alleviate famine within the Strip, after 5 months of battle between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
Within the absence of satisfactory port infrastructure in Gaza, humanitarian items can be unloaded with the floating platform to a makeshift dock constructed from rubble.
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