US and Lithuania in difficulty in draining swamps in search of missing soldiers
Washington cooperates with Lithuan forces to restore 70 tonnes of armor of the swamp. Four US soldiers were missing data.
AdvertisementThe US and Lithuanian forces continued to evacuate a swamp in Lithuania in a continuous attempt to restore four US soldiers who went missing five days ago.
The soldiers’ armored vehicle was submerged about five meters, and so far, the teams could not enter or remove.
The US military command to Europe and Africa on Friday said that the cranes were brought, a large capacity bomb and more than 30 tons of gravel to get rid of water, muddy, and remove the M 888 Hercules vehicle from the swamp. Officials warned that the move would be long.
The area surrounding the site is “incredibly humid and swamps and the military did not support the weight of the necessary equipment to restore 70 tonnes without significant engineering improvements.
On Saturday night, an attempt was made to completely towards the drowning vehicle, but the dense layer of the soil prevented the M88 to reach the M88.
Teams worked on the soil on Sunday to pump the soil, and additional equipment is planned to help the operation.
The missing soldiers are part of the 1st Brigade, the 3rd Infantry Division. The Group of the US Navy divers has been sent to the scene, and the armed forces have offered to help Bolakas engineers, additional equipment and 150 people to help.
Four soldiers, its identities were not revealed, and on Tuesday they disappeared during the unit’s training when they were engaged in recovering from another military vehicle. Hercules was discovered on Wednesday, and since then the teams have been working to quit the site.
On Sunday, a Mass was celebrated in memory of the soldiers in the Wilnius Cathedral, in which US troops, NATO’s friendly nominee in Europe, General Christopher Govoli and US Ambassador to Lithuania, Kara McDonald.
Archbishop Jindras Cruzas has directed prayers, including a reading in English.
