Randahl FinkFeb 22

Roumor:

In response to Trump sending a hospital ship to Greenland, Denmark is now sending a psychiatric hospital ship to Washington D.C.

Show threadGehtsoFeb 22

@randahl

The two US hospital ships are in the shipyard and neither is on its way anywhere.

I don't think there's anything more to say about that.

Except maybe that D.T. is an idiot, but we all know that.

Trump Announces Greenland Hospital Ship Mission as Mercy and Comfort Sit in Alabama Shipyard

https://gcaptain.com/trump-announces-greenland-hospital-ship-mission-as-mercy-and-comfort-sit-in-alabama-shipyard/

Trump Announces Greenland Hospital Ship Mission as Mercy and Comfort Sit in Alabama Shipyard

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday via social media that the United States will send a hospital ship to Greenland to provide medical care, posting alongside an illustration of the...

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Show threadRiskyThinkingFeb 22

@Gehtso @randahl Note the article also states that one of the hospital ships is still available at six days' notice.

Moving medical facilities was regarded as an indicator prior to Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Show threadGehtsoFeb 22

@riskythinking

The medical personnel on such ships are not permanently on board but are selected for each mission, and that is unlikely to be done in a few days.
Furthermore, the equipment, medicines, etc. will certainly not be complete because the ship was supposed to go to the shipyard.

@randahl

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@Gehtso @randahl Hopefully you are correct. Perhaps I'm reading too much into the six day readiness mentioned in the article.
Feb 22 at 4:03pmWeb
Show threadGehtsoFeb 22

@riskythinking

I think it's highly unlikely that a hospital ship from the US will arrive in Greenland anytime soon. Especially since there's no need for one there.
The US population probably has a greater need for adequate medical care than any country in Europe.

But I'm no expert..

@randahl