The USNS Comfort will embark on a three-month goodwill mission, providing medical aid in Latin America as part of "Continuing ...

Military action often means casualties, which highlights a crucial, unique type of ship often employed by navies: the hospital ship. Just as a cruise ship is often referred to as a floating city ...

The dry run, held in the Cebu-Mactan Channel, featured Philippine Coast ... Red-colored vessels, mostly larger ships and early registrants, will lead the procession, while blue-colored ones ...

The Chinese Navy hospital ship ‘Peace Ark’ which arrived in Sri Lanka on 21st December 2024, departed the island today (28th December), on successful completion of its formal visit. The Sri Lanka Navy ...

Vietnam protested what is said was China’s violation of its sovereignty after Beijing dispatched a navy hospital ship to the Paracels, a group of small coral islands and reefs in the South China ...

A groundbreaking agreement between MSC Group, MSC Foundation and the charity Mercy Ships (https://MercyShips.org) International prepares for the construction of a brand-new hospital ship that will ...

Hospital ships have been protected by the Geneva Convention since 1949, but hybrid warfare raises questions about those protections. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Bigley/Navy ...

Indonesian Thursday dispatched a hospital ship with humanitarian supplies for Palestinians in Gaza. The hospital aid ship KRI dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat 992 is for now only assigned to send aid ...

These 3,100 ton ships are smaller than existing hospital ships, able to operate in shallow waters and can provide rapid assistance to coastal emergencies or natural disasters. The two existing navy ...

The U.S. Navy’s massive hospital ships will soon be replaced by smaller, more accessible ships that can move closer to shore when necessary, all while caring for wounded troops. Armies have used ...

The Navy’s next hospital ship will be called Balboa, the beloved nickname for Naval Medical Center San Diego, one of the largest military care centers in the world. Secretary of the Navy Carlos ...

Soldiers stand at attention during a welcoming ceremony as the Chinese naval hospital ship "Peace Ark" arrives at a port in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang province, Sept 19, 2023. The Chinese ...