U.S. Navy Transport Arrives to Evacuate American Citizens from Sudan
vessel evacuating those stranded in Sudan... credit The Maritime Executive
The U.S. Navy fast transport USNS Brunswick has arrived in Port Sudan to assist in the evacuation of American citizens, according to the Pentagon.
The evacuation has been weeks in development. In mid-April, fighting broke out between the governing Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and an allied paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Their alliance has disintegrated in recent months over the details of a power-sharing agreement, and tensions escalated into combat. At least 500 people have been killed to date, and thousands have fled the country.
Port Sudan is reportedly operating normally, with all services and businesses open. As a transport hub and a place of relative safety, it has become a mustering point for evacuees. A commercial ferry, the Amanah, is operating regular services to carry foreigners across the Red Sea to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and the government of India has deployed warships to carry Indian nationals on the same route. China’s PLA Navy and the Royal Saudi Navy have also used the seaport to evacuate their own citizens and other foreign nationals.
*Culled from The Maritime Executive
The evacuation has been weeks in development. In mid-April, fighting broke out between the governing Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and an allied paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Their alliance has disintegrated in recent months over the details of a power-sharing agreement, and tensions escalated into combat. At least 500 people have been killed to date, and thousands have fled the country.
Port Sudan is reportedly operating normally, with all services and businesses open. As a transport hub and a place of relative safety, it has become a mustering point for evacuees. A commercial ferry, the Amanah, is operating regular services to carry foreigners across the Red Sea to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and the government of India has deployed warships to carry Indian nationals on the same route. China’s PLA Navy and the Royal Saudi Navy have also used the seaport to evacuate their own citizens and other foreign nationals.
*Culled from The Maritime Executive
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