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Haiti - Humanitarian : The hospital ship «USNS Comfort» resumes its operations
24/08/2011 11:00:25

The Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) mission team, embarked in USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), will return to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, August 24, to resume medical, dental, veterinary, and engineering operations.

Comfort was directed by Commander, United States Naval Forces Southern Command to depart the area and seek safe haven until the storm had passed. The ship weighed anchor and got underway the evening of August 21 in anticipation of the approaching Tropical Storm Irene. The hospital ship Comfort, waited that Irene moves away of Haiti, before returning to resume its operations.

Comfort initially arrived in Port-au-Prince August 18 and, over two days of operations, treated approximately 1,450 patients and performed 15 surgeries.

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https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-3636-haiti-humanitarian-irene-force-the-hospital-ship-usns-comfort-to-suspend-its-mission.html

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