Articles in the News Category
9 July 2009:
Two months after leaving Fos-Sur-Mer, France on 7 May 2009 the humanitarian relief sent by the Tamil Diaspora in Europe through the Mercy Mission is currently being unloaded at Colombo Port.
After being detained …
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The Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Government, in contravention of the agreement they made with the Govt of India on 24 June 2009 has once again blocked the humanitarian relief from the Tamil diaspora. We are awaiting details of the incident.
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 …
The MV Captain Ali has finished unloading at its humanitarian cargo at 03:30 am Indian time on Sunday 5 July 2009. The ship then sailed out of Chennai Port at 05:20 am.
The Indian Red Cross …
DAY 58- Press Release-MERCY MISSION SHIP UNLOADS IN CHENNAI
3 July 2009
MERCY MISSION SHIP UNLOADS IN CHENNAI
DAY 58: Unloading begins at 0700 hours
Mercy Mission is pleased that the MV Captain Ali berthed at Chennai …
Day 58: 03 July: 0700 AM - Unloading begins. Each pallet is being scanned with a metal detector and sniffer dogs. Expected to take 36 hours to unload
Day 57 of MV Captain Ali’s Voage
02 July:
16:45 (indian time) Permission given to enter Port
17:50 MV Captain Ali weighs Anchor
18:30 Chennai Port Pilot boards MV Captain Ali to guide ship into port
18:35 MV Captain Ali …
As of Friday evening (26 June 2009) Mercy Mission has yet to be formally notified of the 24 June decision and statement by the Indian and Sri Lankan governments. There has also not been ANY movement at the ground level and the MV Captain Ali remains anchored five (5) miles off the Port of Chennai.
“Mercy Mission welcomes the statement from the External Affairs Minister Hon. SM Krishna after his meeting with the Sri Lankan delegation and thanks the Govt of India and Tamil Nadu for their advocacy and intervention. …
8 June 2009
Sri Lanka ‘turns back’ Mercy Mission Ship - Rejects Tamil Diaspora Humanitarian Aid
Mercy Mission (UK) is disappointed to learn that the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) has turned away the ship MV Captain …
