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Prosecutors say the USNS Mercy, seen last week entering the Port of Los Angeles, was the target of a train engineer's unsuccessful attack on Tuesday. The derailed train slid to a halt more than 250 yards from the hospital ship. The Mercy was unharmed, and

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Train Engineer Says He Crashed In Attempt To Attack Navy Hospital Ship In L.A.

2:18pm April 02, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"People don't know what's going on here. Now they will," the engineer allegedly told a California Highway Patrol officer who apprehended him immediately after the incident.

The Mercy, a Navy hospital ship, departs San Diego Monday en route to Los Angeles to help free up local hospitals to deal with coronavirus cases.

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'Steaming To Assist,' Mercy Sails To Los Angeles In Coronavirus Hospital Crunch

7:20pm March 23, 2020

by David Welna

The hospital ship, designed to treat war casualties, has left port in San Diego for Los Angeles. Its mission: treating patients who do not have COVID-19 to free up hospital beds.

The USNS Comfort, a U.S. Navy medical ship, floats off the coast of Riohacha, Colombia. The medical vessel is on a four-country tour of the region, providing medical assistance.

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U.S. Navy Sends Hospital Ship To Colombia To Treat Venezuelan Migrants

5:44pm December 11, 2018

by John Otis

The USNS Comfort spent a week in the Caribbean caring for ailing Venezuelans who couldn't get treatment in their troubled home country.

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