The Ship Of The Indonesian National Armed Forces Hospital, Dr. Radjiman, Arrived In Egypt, Lowered Assistance For The Palestinian People
JAKARTA - KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat-992 docked at El Arish Port, Egypt. The Indonesian Navy (AL) hospital aid ship immediately dispatched aid for Palestinians who were victims of war in Gaza.
Based on a report from the Indonesian Navy's Information Service, the various packages of assistance from the Indonesian people in the form of food and medicine were gradually lowered from the ship to the port of El Arish Port.
The 242 tonne aid is scheduled to completely get off the ship on Friday 16 February.
KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat arrived in El Arish, Sinai, Egypt, since Tuesday, February 13. The aids transported by KRI Radjiman were symbolically handed over to representatives of the Egyptian Red Crescent, Ahmed Buhaeri Ali, at the Port of El Arish, Wednesday, February 14.
The stages, assistance that was unloaded from the ship to the port pier, then grouped by type, and then packaged again to be transported by trucks from Egypt's Red Crescent.
Egypt's Red Crescent (ERC) is a humanitarian agency currently granted by the Egyptian government to accommodate and distribute aid from abroad, including Indonesia, to the Palestinian people in Gaza. The aid will be transported and traveled by land from El Arish Port to Rafah.
Rafah is an area in Gaza that is directly adjacent to Egypt, precisely in the Sinai area.
SEE ALSO:
KRI Radjiman sailed from Jakarta on January 18, 2024. The departure ceremony for KRI Radjiman took place at Kolinlamil Pier, Tanjung Priok, Jakarta.
The assistance weighing 242 tons transported by KRI dr. Radjiman, consisting of pampers (532 sacks), children's clothing (600 sacks), adult clothing (700 sacks and 500 boxes), milk (800 boxes), biscuits (650 boxes), gallon mineral water (1,254 gallons), cardboard mineral water (1,700 boxes), medicines (460 boxes), blankets (450 sacks), jackets (450 sacks), and instant noodles (470 boxes). The amount if grouped according to the container, there are 4,080 boxes, 2,732 sacks, 500 boxes, and 1,254 gallons.
The ship carried 214 crews, 40 of whom were special forces from the Indonesian Navy. The delivery of aid to Egypt was also the first mission of KRI dr. Radjiman crossed the ocean and left Indonesian waters.