Six days ago a tank of the US Army in Lithuania in a mud hole. Since then, four American soldiers are missing. On Monday the vehicle was finally pulled out of the meter -deep morast.
According to the Minister of Defense van Lithuania, Dovile Sakalien, Cable was attached to the nearly 70 tons of tanks on Sunday evening, on Monday at 4.30 a.m. It was drawn from a swampy water in the military training area in Pabrade with the help of mountains and other heavy equipment.
Lithuania Army Raimundas Vaiksnoras also confirmed the recovery of the M88 Hercules Mountain in violation of the US Army.
The fate of the missing soldiers still unclear
It initially remained unclear whether the missing soldiers are in the vehicle. The four American soldiers have been missing since last Tuesday. After an exercise, in which we believe they have performed a planned tactical training, they were no longer found.
“I am in my mind with the members of the soldiers and still hope for a miracle,” said Lithuania President Gitanas Nause. Defense Minister Sakalien, asked for patience with regard to more information about the American soldiers. One must continue in this careful “sensitive situation” for the families of the missing.
The Lithuanian army and the police then started a joint search with the American army. This eventually led to the location of her tank in a water in the training area. Pabrade is located on the NATO-East-Flank, not far from the border with Belarus.
Area had to be removed for days
To get the tank, which was almost five meters deep and under the waterline, hundreds of helpers had to dry the swampy area. They pumped water and mud for days after the ground around the rescue location was stabilized with cast gravel and sand.
However, there were always setbacks – so the Salvage campaign was thrown back on Sunday by a landslide.
Source: Krone
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