USNS Comfort begins admitting patients from New Jersey
The Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) began admitting patients from hospitals in New Jersey April 17 in an effort to expand its support of COVID-19 response efforts. New Jersey state
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Stena offers to convert ferry to hospital ship
Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena RoRo has prepared the design for the conversion of the large vehicle/passenger ferry Stena Saga into a hospital ship with space for 520 patients. It says the conversion
Comfort receives supplies to support coronavirus response
Medical care providers aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) yesterday received critical supplies in support of COVID-19 response efforts in New York City. The Comfort was originally
USNS Comfort will now be used to treat coronavirus cases
In a change from original plans, the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now be used for COVID-19 patients providing an additional 1,000 beds, staffed by federal personnel, to care for patients in
Donjon starts dredging NYC cruise berth to take USNS Comfort
Donjon Marine Co., Inc., Hillside, N.J., is expediting dredging operations at Manhattan Cruise Terminal to make way for the U.S. Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort. The USNS Comfort has received orders from
VIDEO: Navy to deploy hospital ship Mercy to Los Angeles
In a matter of days, the Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy will sail from San Diego and dock in the Port of Los Angeles to help lift the burden from local medical
Carnival to make cruise ships available as temporary hospitals
Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), today announced that select cruise ships from the company’s global cruise line brands, including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and P&O
USNS Comfort provides much-needed medical care to Puerto Rico
OCTOBER 11, 2017—With its electrical grid wiped out by Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico will have to rely on generators to produce power for its homes, businesses, nursing homes, and hospitals for months.
Navy hospital ship gets to work in Puerto Rico
OCTOBER 6, 2017—The 894-ft hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 3 to help assist in the island’s emergency medical needs and went right to
Vigor wins $11.79 million MSC hospital ship contract
The overhaul will address numerous steel repairs; flight deck resurfacing; fuel oil, feed, and potable water tank repairs; sewage piping modifications; fire main piping replacements; annual crane inspections; and underwater hull preservation to support in the ship’s daily operations.
The contract includes six optional work items which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $12,670,810.
Work will be performed in Vigor’s, Portland, OR, shipyard, and is expected to be completed by the end of January 2016.
Fiscal 2016 maintenance and repair funding in the amount of $11,797,840 are being obligated at the time of award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year.
The contract was competitively procured with two offers.
The Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, VA, is the contracting activity (N32205-16-C-4400).