A US Navy transport ship deployed to help operate the floating port in Gaza returned home after an engine fire

Thu, 04/18/2024 - 16:15

The Military Sealift Command maritime prepositioning ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo is anchored during a routine port visit to the Marathi NATO Pier Facility in Souda Bay.
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Martinez

A US Navy ship deployed to help build a floating pier in Gaza returned home after an engine fire.
USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo deployed to transport equipment to operate the temporary port.
The US plans to use the pier three miles off the coast to deliver more aid into war-torn Gaza.

The Navy revealed that one of the ships it deployed to support the mission of building a pier to deliver aid to starving residents in Gaza was forced to turn back last week after it suffered a fire in its engine room.