Floating Hospitals

Wartsila Powers World’s Largest Mercy Ship Floating Hospital

In a major development, the technology group Wärtsilä announced today that Mercy Ships, a philanthropic organisation providing essential healthcare to needy patients in developing countries, will be utilizing its engine technology in the organisation’s new hospital ship, says a press release published on their website.

When completed, the Global Mercy will be the world’s largest vessel of its kind, and will be powered by four Wärtsilä 32 engines. Wärtsilä will also...

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Cruise Ships As Standby Floating Hospitals for Coronavirus!

The British owners of the Spirit of Discovery (pictured in Tilbury today) and Saga Sapphire are understood to have put the vessels at the disposal of the Government should they be needed

As the COVID19 pandemic wreaked havoc in the cruise ship industry affecting 2 primary cruises of the carnival which got thousands infected with the virus, the rest of the cruises were either stranded or shut down their operation. But now times have reversed and in a welcoming twist of fate cruise ships are being used as standby floating hospitals for coronavirus treatment, reports PAUL THOMPSON  of the DailyMail.

What is it?

Two giant cruise ships are on standby to act as floating hospitals at...

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