The US vessel “Liberty Pride” sailed into the port of Alexandroupolis, Greece, on Saturday, carrying military equipment destined for NATO forces deployed in southeastern Europe, Report informs, citing Greek media sources.
The gigantic ship (length 199.9 m, width 32.26 m, and draft 8.5 m) began unloading military supplies, which will be despatched to Bulgaria and Romania, where two major NATO exercises, Atlantic Resolve 23 and Defender Europe 23, will be held.
Liberty Pride arrived in Alexandroupolis from the US port of Charleston and will set sail in the middle of next week after unloading more supplies and equipment for NATO forces on the Black Sea coast. The US carrier is the front of a supply chain on behalf of Allied forces in Southeast Europe, a process expected to last until the end of August.
A couple of days earlier, more than two hundred American military personnel arrived in Alexandroupolis to coordinate and supervise the crossings in cooperation with the port authorities and the Greek army.