On December 26, 2004, an earthquake, measuring 9.1 on the Richter scale off the coast of western Indonesia, caused a tsunami height, with a height of up to 30 meters. Societies were destroyed along the coast of the Indian Ocean and killing nearly 228,000 people in 14 different countries, with a lot of displacement. Now, after 20 years, the team that was in the heart of Air of Air Harter Service tells their stories, and what was like performing one of the longest relief, largest and more complex in the company’s history, in a short video clip. From the blockage to Whitatol to work on the British government’s response, to be on the ground between the destruction of Indonesia and the Maldives.
The Air Charter Service response included almost every person in the company’s shipping department at the time, along with additional help from other sections, and many of those who played parts are now large numbers in ACS. Over the course of relief efforts, which lasted for several months, the Air Charter service was deeply involved, arranging more than 100 rented flights, along with daily missions on charging helicopters.
Some unique challenges faced by ACS and other relief organizations included airports in the region without the need for handling and severely damaged road network, which means that transportation forward was almost impossible. Early Dan Morgan-Evans, who is now a collective shipping manager, has been working at the headquarters of Whitehall to help coordinate their assistance efforts. From there he coordinated a wide -ranging response, including transferring one of the high loads to Midan Airport to open larger charging, and transporting super Puma helicopters from Europe to operate the daily missions of the United Nations to provide aid to coastal cities that reach bad, which were not accessible To the road. James Leich, now ACS CMO, was on the ground in the area and had an effective role in finding a base for these helicopters on the island of Panda Aceh. Elsewhere in the area, Richard Thompson, ACS Americanas, now, flew to the Maldives on a trip with only 40 tons of water. Other aid that is transported in the covered medical supplies, shelter equipment and off -road cars.
“We are very proud of the ability to respond to humanitarian disasters in this way – this work compensates a large part of the history of ACS,” said Ben Denmsel, who was part of the ACS effort 20 years ago.
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