A US hospital ship stationed off New York was originally a tanker built for work in Alaska.
The 45,480-dwt USNS Comfort (built 1976) docked at Pier 90 last week, with 1,000 beds designated for patients with non-coronavirus issues, as normal hospitals fills with Covid-19 sufferers.
It has surgical rooms, a CAT scan unit, X-ray machines, a dental suite, and two oxygen-producing plants.
