Navy hospital ship Comfort set to depart Haiti

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By Corinne Reilly
The Virginian-Pilot
© March 9, 2010

The Navy hospital ship Comfort is wrapping up its relief mission in Haiti, the military announced this morning.

The Baltimore-based ship has been anchored off the coast of Port-au-Prince since Jan. 20. It’s set to leave Wednesday, U.S. Southern Command said in a statement.

Essentially a floating hospital, the ship has taken on and treated hundreds of victims of Haiti’s devastating January earthquake.

About 200 personnel from the Portsmouth Naval Medical Center were dispatched soon after the quake to serve aboard Comfort. More than half are still there.

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