Chinese floating hospital brings medical services to foreign ships in the Gulf of Aden
A Chinese naval hospital ship has begun providing medical services to foreign escort fleets in the Gulf of Aden, CRI reported.
This is the first time the "Peace Ark" has begun providing medical services for foreign ships in the pirates-plagued waters.
The "Peace Ark" hospital ship is expected to provide any necessary medical services to them at their request.
The "Peace Ark" has over 100 medical staff members onboard. It carries more than 24-hundred sets of medical equipment with 300 hospital beds and 8 operating rooms.
Leaving its home port in China early June, the ships is scheduled to stay in the Gulf of Aden until the end of July. After that, it will leave for Pakistan to continue its four-month overseas voyage to provide medical services for local residents.
