http://vannimission.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:52:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 by the Sri Lanka Navy for several hours on 8 July 2009 the MV Cap ... http://vannimission.org/2009/07/09/mercy-mission-humanitarian-relief-being-unloaded-in-colombo/ The Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Government, in contravention of the agreement they made with the Govt of India on 24 June 2009 (http://meaindia.nic.in/cgi-bin/db2www/meaxpsite/coverpage.d2w/coverpg?sec=pb&filename=pressbriefing/2009/06/24pb01.htm), has once again blocked the humanitarian relief from the Tamil diaspora. We are awaiting details of the incident. EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTRY STATEMENT 24 JUNE 2009: " I ... http://vannimission.org/2009/07/08/news-flash-sri-lanka-navy-detains-mv-cap-colorado/ [caption id="attachment_1110" align="alignleft" width="219" caption="MV Cap Colorado leaves for Colombo, Sri Lanka"][/caption] 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 ... http://vannimission.org/2009/07/08/8-july-2009/ 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 Society (IRCS) agreed to accept the humanitarian relief and transport it to the ... http://vannimission.org/2009/07/05/1096/ 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 Port at 19:25 (Indian Time) on 2 July 2009 and unloading of the humanitarian relief ... http://vannimission.org/2009/07/03/day-58-press-release-mercy-mission-ship-unloads-in-chennai-2/ 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 http://vannimission.org/2009/07/03/unloading/ 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 enters Chennai Port Harbour Zone 19:25 MV Captain Ali docks at Chennai Port (GPS: 13 05.5n ... http://vannimission.org/2009/07/02/day-57-mv-captain-ali-docks-at-chennai-port/ DAY 51 Aboard the Captain Ali - Lack of Movement at the Ground Level After the positive statement by the External Affairs Minister Hon. Mr. S.M.Krishna on Wednesday evening (24 June 2009) regarding the Mercy Mission ship the MV Captain Ali, Mercy Mission personnel, supporters, volunteers and the Tamil Diaspora as ... http://vannimission.org/2009/06/26/day-51-aboard-the-captain-ali-lack-of-movement-at-the-ground-level/ "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. We are cautiously optimistic that we will now be able to unload the humanitarian assistance ... http://vannimission.org/2009/06/24/statement-from-mercy-mission/ 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 Ali, which the government, after detaining and thoroughly inspecting for 111 hours (4.5 days), has ... http://vannimission.org/2009/06/08/press-release-8th-june/