The claimants also asserted a time frame for delivery of the goods which makes it likely that the goods had arrived in Kuwait but were subsequently lost during the period of Iraq's invasion and occupation of Kuwait.
索赔人所述的交货时间范围也表明货物很可能已经运抵科威特，但后来在伊拉克对科威特的入侵和占领期间灭失了。