Sunday, September 11, 2005

Canadian ships set up Fla. logistics site

The Canadian Forces will use a small coastal city in Florida as its main supply centre, from which it will ferry tonnes of hurricane-relief materials to the devastated U.S. Gulf Coast region.

Officials said Friday that they will set up their forward logistics site in Pensacola, Fla., to support four Canadian vessels, three Sea Kings and future flights bringing additional relief supplies to the hurricane-stricken area.

The ships left Halifax on Tuesday for a reconstruction and relief effort that could last months. Crew will deliver everything from diapers and blankets to tents and medical supplies.

"We're certainly setting up temporarily here," Lt.-Cmdr. Geoff Wallington said from Pensacola, which is about 100 kilometres east of the Mississippi coast.

"We might move closer to New Orleans, but for now this is what the U.S. navy is using as their logistics hub so we're going to establish ourselves here. If we can move our aircraft and everything in closer, then we will."


// posted by Unknown @ 5:08 p.m.
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