The hospital ship USNS Mercy has made a port visit to Guam on its way to the Pacific Partnership mission. The U.S. Pacific Fleet’s annual humanitarian assistance mission, now in its 17th year ...

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 200-bed hospital can provide surgical and in-patient care. A fifth naval ship INS Gharial, with 440 tonnes of relief material, including rice, edible oil and medicines, sailed out of the ...

“I know that if I’m on this ship, I’m not going to be stuck in the hospital dying like a dog.” To help residents navigate the ship’s amenities, personal wellness coaches will be on board ...

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 ...

Chinese naval hospital ship Ark Peace on its voyage in South Pacific in July 2023 Photo: VCG With groups of people waving goodbye, China's naval hospital ship the Ark Peace sailed from Honiara ...

China recently announced a mission to send its military hospital ship, Peace Ark, to the Pacific Islands. This is not surprising, given regional head-to-head competition between the United States and ...

The hospital ship has 26 clinical departments and equipment such as an endoscope to obtain images of internal organs and devices to perform cataract surgery, the navy said. These will allow the ...

The Australian Hospital Ship Centaur, blown apart by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine, plunged 550 metres to the sea floor, taking 268 lives, including 11 army nurses, with her. The AHS Centaur ...