The USNS arrived Monday in New York Harbor, carrying much-needed hospital beds, equipment and personnel to relieve some of the burden on local health care facilities.
USS Comfort arrives in NY. #USNSComfort #usscomfort pic.twitter.com/PIAT9XLzRA
— Eliza Orlins (@elizaorlins) March 30, 2020
Welcome to NY, #USSComfort???? pic.twitter.com/FRAzu0q1fl
— Julia Sun ☀️ (@juliasun_onair) March 30, 2020
Welcome to New York. pic.twitter.com/AGoovbjIW1
— Gareth Rhodes (@GarethRhodes) March 30, 2020
USS Comfort Crosses in Front of Statue of Liberty in NY Harbor pic.twitter.com/5F1AepO7W3
— SevenSentinels (@SevenSentinels) March 30, 2020
God Bless America #USSComfort @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/P8ONZw4oOa
— JMooski (@SternFBSuperfan) March 30, 2020
Help is on the way. The USNS Comfort arriving in New York against the backdrop of Lady Liberty. #NYStrong pic.twitter.com/3BM6nbqXCY
— New York GOP (@NewYorkGOP) March 30, 2020
President Donald Trump went to Norfolk on Saturday to see Comfort leave for New York, saying, “This great ship behind me is a 70,000-ton message of hope and solidarity to the incredible people of New York.” (RELATED: Hospital Ship Comfort Is Headed To NYC, But Will The Harbor Be Deep Enough To Fit It?)
“This great ship behind me is a 70,000-ton message of hope and solidarity to the incredible people of New York.” — President @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/a4CYCTCf8i
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 28, 2020
With the courage of our doctors and nurses, with the skill of our scientists and innovators, with the determination of the American People, and with the grace of God, WE WILL WIN THIS WAR. When we achieve this victory, we will emerge stronger and more united than ever before! pic.twitter.com/sFmxKzXdGC
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 28, 2020
Comfort is expected to take on as many non-coronavirus patients as possible in an effort to free up the local first responders and health care workers to focus on fighting the pandemic on the ground.
The floating hospital had previously deployed in September of 2019 to assist the Bahamas in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian and in July of 2019 to treat Venezuelan refugees in Peru.