Army boats used in Gaza pier mission will be retrieved by US military contracting vessels.

The boats used by the U.S. Army for the Gaza humanitarian pier mission will be returned to the U.S. by civilian contractors, according to Planet Chronicle Digital.

The U.S. Army will be using Float-On/Float-Off vessels during hurricane season because they are safer and more cost-effective.

The boats are flat-bottomed with low sides, posing a risk to the crew in rough waters, the official stated. The cost of the contract is unclear.

In Souda Bay, Greece, the Monterrey, Matamoros, and Wilson Wharf, all three U.S. Army boats, are moored.

Earlier Thursday, Deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh stated that approximately 6 million pounds of aid is still on board the MV Cape Trinity, which has just departed Cyprus and is now heading towards Ashdod.

"Singh stated that in the next few days, a roll-off will occur, and the Cape Trinity will be redeployed."

Last month, the U.S. military quietly shut down the humanitarian pier in Gaza due to difficulties in distribution, resulting in a $230 million operation.

During his State of the Union address in March, President Biden announced his plan for a humanitarian operation in the Gaza Strip. He vowed to create a temporary pier to enhance the delivery of aid to the region, where millions of people are still displaced and Israel continues to search for Hamas.

The completion of the piers, with one remaining several miles offshore and the other serving as a causeway onto the Gazan shore, was announced by the Pentagon around May 9. However, the deployment of these piers faced challenges in the following week.

The estimated cost of the pier's construction, according to the Pentagon, is approximately $230 million, which has drawn criticism from many congressional members.

A fully civilian-run operation will deliver humanitarian aid through a maritime corridor in Cyprus to Ashdod before it enters Gaza.

Planet Chronicle Digital’s Peter Aitken contributed to this report.