The US-built pier for humanitarian aid delivery was always a long-shot - analysis
It’s not easy to take small ships across an ocean and then get to the coast of a country and construct a floating pier.
US Navy personnel construct a JLOTS, which stands for "Joint Logistics Over-the Shore" temporary pier which will provide a ship-to-shore distribution system to help deliver humanitarian aid into Gaza, in an undated handout picture in the Mediterranean Sea.(photo credit: US CENTRAL COMMAND/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)