The Batral Dumont D’urville, a vessel of the Armed Forces of the French West Indies made a call to port Castries on Wednesday January 22, 2014 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The vessel was at Berth n°5, by the ferry terminal. It carried 30 tons (65 pallets) of humanitarian supplies for the people of Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent & the Grenadines who were severely affected by the tropical storm of December 24, 2013.
The recipients of this consignment are the Red Cross of Saint Lucia and of Saint Vincent & the Grenadines respectively, as well as the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) Saint Lucia.
This journey by the naval vessel is the result of the mobilization efforts of the French state, through the French Embassy in Saint Lucia, the Armed Forces of the French West Indies, the inter-ministerial staff of the French West Indies, in close collaboration with the Regional Council of Martinique, the local communities and non-governmental organization, who all came together to display an outburst of exemplary solidarity.
The main donors are as follows: MEDEF Martinique (private company), Department of Education of Martinique, Mayors of Ducos and Anse d’Arlet, Red Cross of Martinique, Rotary Club of Martinique, Antilles Glaces, Urgences Caraïbes, Bay Lanmin, the St Lucia Consulate in Martinique and the Convent of Cluny.