Island Mercy
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The Island Mercy was a mission , aid and hospital ship of the Christian mission company Mercy Ships . The ship's previous names were Petite Forte and Good Samaritan .
history
The ship was built in Canada in 1961 and was used as the Petite Forte coastal ferry in liner service off Newfoundland . It was named after the Canadian town of Petite Forte.
In 1983 the Petite Forte was given as a gift to Mercy Ships, where it was converted into an auxiliary and hospital ship. From 1983 to 1994 the ship was used under the name Good Samaritan for relief operations in Central and South America and in the Caribbean . In 1991 she was used as a transport ship to transport material and personnel for the United States Olympic Committee to the Pan American Games in Havana . It was the first ship in 30 years to legally sail from the USA to Cuba .
In 1994, Mercy Ships bought the Caribbean Mercy , which took over the Central and South America and the Caribbean from Good Samaritan . The Good Samaritan was then renamed the Island Mercy and was relocated to a new operational area in the South Pacific .
As a hospital ship, the Island Mercy was mainly used for eye and dental treatments. As an auxiliary ship, due to her shallow draft , she could also enter smaller shallow water harbors that the other Mercy Ships could not reach.
In 19 years with Mercy Ships, the Island Mercy has visited 109 ports, providing relief missions in 88 ports in 24 developing countries from South America to the South Pacific. Over 145,000 individual promotions valued at $ 78,000,000 were completed, including 1,150 eye surgeries, 29,370 dental and 12,750 general medicine treatments, local training from local health workers, and over $ 400,000 worth of medical equipment delivery. As a crew, the Island Mercy had a permanent crew of 60 volunteers , who called their ship "Little Giant" (little giant).
In 2001 the Island Mercy was sold to a Filipino buyer who used the ship as a training ship in Manila .
Technical specifications
- Draft: 3.8 m
- Tonnage: 998 tons
- Capacity: 359 m³ of cargo space; 80 beds (as a hospital ship)
- Year of construction: 1961
- Certification: Lloyds