8 July: 2nd Ship Departs to Colombo with Mercy Mission Aid
MV Cap Colorado leaves for Colombo, Sri Lanka
The humanitarian relief aboard the MV Captain Ali has been unloaded and handed over to the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) for transport to the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS).
The humanitarian relief was thoroughly searched by Indian Police and Customs using metal detectors and “sniffer” dogs as it was unloaded. Indian Customs cleared the cargo and the two passengers aboard the ship were allowed to leave the ship at 3:30AM 5 July 2009.
The humanitarian relief was packed (“stuffed”) into 27 containers and on 6 & 7 July the 27 containers were loaded aboard the MV Cap Colorado (IMO number: 9143104, Flag/Nationality: Malaysia; Owner: Anglo Eastern Ship Management).
The MV Cap Colorado sailed for Colombo, Sri Lanka at 10:00 AM and is due to berth in Colombo in the early morning of 9 July 2009.
The MV Cap Colorado is carrying 27 containers from the Indian Red Cross Society (handed over by Mercy Mission as per the instructions of the Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on 24 June 2009) and over 300 from other commercial shippers.
Unloading & checking went on 24 hours a day - Man in white is the customs official
Unloading the MV Captain Ali
Customs Official with Metal Detector
'Sniffer' Dog for explosives? drugs?
After checking the humanitarian aid is loaded in the containers
