The US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy is due to arrive on the Columbia later this week. She’s headed for Portland for maintenance at the Vigor Shipyard in Portland. Today we’ll talk a bit about this unusual ship, a floating hospital that can travel the oceans of the world. Her role is to support our military, and also fulfill humanitarian missions around the globe.
Mercy Columbia River ETA: Current info I have about her arrival shows her on the Columbia inbound Thursday morning about 7:30 am past Astoria. She’s already off the mouth of the Columbia River this morning. But it also looks like there may be a ship in the dry dock where she needs to go. I’ll keep tabs on her progress and post them on this page as I learn more.
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