Roughly seven months after setting sail for the US military’s troubled temporary pier mission off the Gaza coast, three US Army boats are expected to be hauled back to the US by contracted civilian vessels behind schedule, raising concerns about the state of the Army watercraft involved in the humanitarian aid effort for Gaza.
The US Army Vessels Monterrey, Matamoros, and Wilson Wharf were deployed in March for the mission known as the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS). The boats are now scheduled to be transported back on contracted Float-On/Float-Off vessels with an expected arrival in late October.
