Pinoy Daily: USNS Mercy

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<b><span lang="EN-US">Navy
Officials</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> have declared that the <b>USNS Mercy, </b>a hospital ship,<b> </b>has just received orders on Wednesday
afternoon to prepare on giving aid to the victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan
(Yolanda local).</span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Military
Sealift Command </span></b><span lang="EN-US">spokeswoman, <b>Sarah Buford, </b>said The Mercy is currently preparing for the said
mission and could probably leave <b>San
Diego</b> in the duration of five days if ordered to deploy. Navy officials
also say that it could arrive in the Philippines sometime in December.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Other than the USNS Mercy, other help from
vessels have already begun as the <b>USS
George Washington Aircraft Carrier Battle Group </b>has deployed vessels,<b> Okinawa</b>-based <b>Marines</b> were sent to the Philippines and have been in the island
country for several days, along with San Diego-based guided-missile cruiser, <b>USS Cowpens</b>, has left a port stop in <b>Hong Kong</b> earlier than planned to set
sail to the Philippines.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) struck last
Friday and created complete devastation to entire towns, debris-covered roads,
and airports and other transportation services out of service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The storm has also been recorded to have
destroyed at least 80,000 homes and an estimate number of 582,000 according to
the Philippines government accounting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The mercy has been a savior to also other
catastrophes and victims from the tsunami in Indonesia in 2005 and earthquake
victims in Haiti in 2010 by being sent of humanitarian missions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">How do you feel about the upcoming and the
already help given to the Philippines? How about a ‘thank you’? Comment your
thoughts below!<o:p></o:p></span></div>

Navy Officials have declared that the USNS Mercy, a hospital ship, has just received orders on Wednesday afternoon to prepare on givi...

The Hospital Ship, USNS Mercy, to be sent to the Philippines

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