China’s ‘Peace Ark’ hospital ship arrives in Colombo
The Chinese Navy’s hospital ship Peace Ark arrived at the Port of Colombo today (Dec. 21).
The ship, which is equipped with state-of-the-art intensive care units and a wide range of medical services, will offer medical examinations and treatment services to the people of Sri Lanka from Dec. 22 – 27.
The vessel, which is on the Mission Harmony-2024,set sail from a military port in Zhoushan in east China’s Zhejiang Province in mid-June for Mission Harmony-2024.
During the mission, the ship will visit 13 countries and make port calls to France and Greece.
This is the 10th Mission Harmony for “Peace Ark” since its commissioning in 2008.
There are over 100 personnel on board the maritime hospital, featuring 17 clinical departments and 5 auxiliary diagnostic departments.
The “Peace Ark” is the first domestically designed and constructed standard ocean-going hospital ship in China.