Relief Refused, U.S. Navy Ships Depart Myanmar Coast

YANGON, Myanmar - The U.S. military ordered navy ships loaded with relief aid off Myanmar’s coast to leave the area Thursday after the ruling junta refused to give them permission to help survivors of last month’s devastating cyclone.

Adm. Timothy Keating, the top commander in the Pacific, ordered the USS Essex and accompanying vessels to depart the Myanmar area after what he said were 15 separate attempts in recent weeks to get the junta’s authorization to help with relief efforts.

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