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Haiti - Jérémie : Demonstrations, 19 men overboard, 2 American sailors injured...
14/12/2022 08:39:28

Haiti - Jérémie : Demonstrations, 19 men overboard, 2 American sailors injured...
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 in Jérémie, several hundred people demonstrated against the presence of the American hospital ship USNS Comfort, demonstrators demanded the deployment of an armed force to help fight gangs instead of medical assistance...

Furthermore, on the same day "Two U.S. Navy Sailors sustained minor injuries during a man overboard incident in the vicinity of Jeremie, Haiti, at approximately 7:17 p.m. local time yesterday while on deployment with USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.

In total, 19 personnel fell overboard during transfer from a small boat to Comfort.

All personnel were safely recovered and returned to Comfort with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harold Miller (WPC 1138). The two injured Sailors were treated aboard Comfort and are expected to make a full recovery.

Comfort has paused ship-to-shore operations in Haiti for December 13th, until a safe alternative for personnel transfer has been identified. [...]"
reads a statement from the US Navy.

According to our sources, care should resume this Wednesday, December 14.

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38342-haiti-flash-surgeries-canceled-on-the-hospital-ship-usns-comfort.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-38260-haiti-health-upcoming-arrival-in-haiti-of-the-usns-comfort-hospital-ship.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29244-haiti-humanitarian-end-of-mission-in-haiti-hospital-ship-usns-comfort.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29184-haiti-health-the-us-hospital-ship-usns-comfort-has-arrived.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-29145-haiti-health-mission-in-haiti-of-the-hospital-ship-of-the-united-states-navy.html

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