USNS Comfort: The Super-Tanker Converted Into A Hospital Ship

Behind the scenes aboard the USNS Comfort, a tanker converted into hospital ship. The ship is traveling through the Panama Canal to give aid to the impoverished in the Caribbean but encounters several difficulties along the way. You can now become a History Hit member right here on YouTube! Join...

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