Navy Ship Assigned to Gaza Pier Mission Forced to Return to Port by Engine Room Fire

Published on April 18, 2024

A U.S. Navy cargo ship slated to assist in the construction of a pier facilitating humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip was forced to abandon the mission and returned to port this week after suffering a fire in its engine room. The cargo ship USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo suffered a mishap last week when a fire broke out in its engine room, the U.S. Navy confirmed in a statement emailed to NTD News on Thursday. The ship is an unarmed auxiliary support vessel owned by the Navy and operated by the Military Sealift Command. The roll-on/roll-off style ship was in transit to the eastern Mediterranean Sea to deliver equipment and personnel to assist in the pier construction project, which President Joe Biden ordered last month to increase the flow of humanitarian supplies into the strip....

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