Chartered by the French, the ship will take home equipment from the departing Battle Group in Mostar. All in all there are 5,483 cubic metres of cargo, weighing 991,000 kilos. The numbers must be precise. Every single unit has been registered with bar-codes, giving the precise information of weight, measurements, destinations, and which unit it belongs to. As they are rolled on to the ship, the codes are read.
Nothing is unaccounted for in Ploce Harbour.
Inside the enormous cargo bay, containers and vehicles are going up and down on great lifts. Everything directed by the French and Italian soldiers. This is a big load for us here at Ploce. As a sub-unit to Base De Transit Interarmees, they are experts in handling cargo. Not an inch is wasted as containers and vehicles are placed in the cargo bay.