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MV Africa Mercy is a 152 m (498 ft 8 in), 16,572 GT hospital ship belonging to the humanitarian organization Mercy Ships. [1] Converted from the rail ferry MS Dronning Ingrid in 2007, she is currently the world's second largest non-governmental floating hospital, following the organization's newest and largest ship, the MV Global Mercy.
Mercy Ships is an international charity based non-governmental organization [1] that operates the largest non-governmental hospital ships in the world, [2] providing surgical care and surgical education in Africa, community development projects, community health education, mental health programs, agriculture projects, and palliative care for terminally ill patients.
Mercy Ships: MV Africa Mercy: Converted 2007 82 5 operating theaters, 1 intensive care unit, 1 ophthalmic unit, a CT scanner, x-ray, laboratories [27] MV Global Mercy: 2022 199 6 operating theatres, 102 acute care beds, 7 ICU beds, and 90 self-care beds.
The Surgery Ship is an Australian documentary film (2013) directed by Madeleine Hetherton-Miau, and a documentary television series (2016) of the same name directed by Alex Barry, both based on the real-life events filmed on board the hospital ship the "Africa Mercy".
MV Diamond Falcon : unknown (unknown) Capture failed: 2009-03-14: unknown: Capture failed: The 22,500-ton Vietnamese cargo ship MV Diamond Falcon was attacked by pirates who used two small boats, in the area about 57 miles (92 km) from the Yemeni port of Mukalla. This was the first time the Turkish frigate TCG Giresun joined the anti-piracy ...
Floating hospital Africa Mercy sails from Tenerife bound for Lomé, Togo on the west coast of Africa. On arrival the medical staff provide treatments to Togolese patients both on-board the ship and within clinics set-up onshore, whilst mechanics ensure the ship remains serviceable.
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