Transfer of Syrian Chemicals to Cape Ray is Complete

Photo By Petty Officer 1st Class Desmond Parks | Medcenter Container Terminal transfers a container off of MV Ark Futura, a Danish cargo ship, to MV Cape Ray (T-AKR 9679). Cape Ray is tasked with the neutralization of specific chemical materials from Syria in accordance with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) guidelines while operating in international waters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Desmond Parks)  

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

07.02.2014

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The transfer of Syrian chemicals from the Danish container ship Ark Futura to the Motor Vessel Cape Ray has been completed, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Adm. John Kirby said in a statement issued yesterday.

After the transfer was made in the Italian port of Gioia Tauro, Kirby said in the statement, the Cape Ray departed yesterday for international waters in the Mediterranean Sea to employ its onboard system to neutralize the chemicals.

Kirby’s statement reads as follows:

The transfer of Syrian chemicals from the Danish container ship Ark Futura to the Motor Vessel Cape Ray is complete. Cape Ray departed the Italian port of Gioia Tauro this afternoon for international waters in the Mediterranean Sea, where neutralization operations will soon begin. The neutralization process should take several weeks to complete.

Secretary Hagel is grateful to Danish and Italian authorities for their support in this process and is enormously proud of everyone who helped make possible this safe and incident-free transfer. He extends a special thanks to the men and women of the Cape Ray, Naval Forces Europe, and U.S. European Command teams for their impeccable planning and execution.

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• Date Taken: 07.02.2014
• Date Posted: 07.03.2025 10:57
• Story ID: 505801
• Location: WASHINGTON, US