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The Indian government says Sri Lanka has agreed to accept a cargo of relief aid brought by Tamil expatriates in Europe and meant for people displaced by the now ended war in northern Sri Lanka. Earlier this month the Sri Lankan authorities had turned away the ship carrying the aid. The news that the vessel, the Captain Ali, will after all be allowed to offload nearly 900 tonnes of food and medicine, came after talks in Delhi between Indias foreign minister, SM Krishna, and a high-level Sri ...

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The Indian government says Sri Lanka has agreed to accept a cargo of relief aid brought by Tamil expatriates in Europe and meant for people displaced by the now ended war in northern Sri Lanka. Earlier this month the Sri Lankan authorities had turned away the ship carrying the aid. The news that the vessel, the Captain Ali, will after all be allowed to offload nearly 900 tonnes of food and medicine, came after talks in Delhi between Indias foreign minister, SM Krishna, and a high-level Sri ...

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www.vannimission.org Mercy Mission ship has been outside Chennai since the 12th June awaiting permission to dock and unload the humanitarian relief

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vannimission.org 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 admitted is carrying a purely humanitarian cargo. The Mercy Mission ship is carrying 884 tons of desperately needed emergency humanitarian aid (food, medicine and medical supplies) destined for the approximately 300000 Tamil civilians held in internment camps ...

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vannimission.org It is with regret that Mercy Mission (UK) learns that the Government of Sri Lanka (gosl) detained the Mercy Mission ship the MV Captain Ali (IMO: 6619920) on 04 June 2009. Mercy Mission (UK) understands that the Sri Lanka Navy allege that the MV Captain Ali is not in compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. If this is the case and the non-Mercy Mission persons responsible for this compliance did not fulfill their responsibilities and ...

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Mercy Mission to Vanni is taking 884 tons of food and medicine to feed the Tamil civilians in the internally displaced camps in the North.

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Mercy Mission to Vanni is taking 884 tons of food and medicine to feed the Tamil civilians in the internally displaced camps in the North.

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At 2200h (French Summer Time UTC +2) on 7 May 2009 the Mercy Mission ship, Captain Ali (IMO: 6619920) set sail from Fos-Sur-Mer, France on the 2nd leg of the Mercy Mission to Vanni. The Captain Ali is carrying approximately 884 metric tons of food, medicine, and other essential humanitarian relief items destined for the 330000 Tamil civilians in the Vanni area of Northern Sri Lanka displaced by the war. The Mercy Mission to Vanni began the 1st leg of its journey from the Port of Ipswich, UK ...

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The ex-SLMM monitor Mr. Kristjan Guðmundsson, from Iceland, was an SLMM Naval monitor for one year (2003-2004) in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. He worked mainly on board Sri Lanka Navy vessels and also with the Sea Tigers. In 2007, he returned to Sri Lanka and was the "Head of the Liaison Office in Kilinochchi (LTTE Peace Secretariat Liaison) for 6 months after which he relocated to Jaffna where he reopened and headed the SLMM Jaffna Office until the SLMM left the country. Mr. Guðmundsson has been ...

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The ex-SLMM monitor Mr. Kristjan Guðmundsson, from Iceland, was an SLMM Naval monitor for one year (2003-2004) in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. He worked mainly on board Sri Lanka Navy vessels and also with the Sea Tigers. In 2007, he returned to Sri Lanka and was the "Head of the Liaison Office in Kilinochchi (LTTE Peace Secretariat Liaison) for 6 months after which he relocated to Jaffna where he reopened and headed the SLMM Jaffna Office until the SLMM left the country. Mr. Guðmundsson has been ...

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