The Coronavirus Chronicles -Three Strikes You're Out

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Quote:I remember seeing the Mercy in Timor Leste in 2008. A very imposing vessel doing great work.
It was an impressive sight, and with the local Southern California news hyping the Mercy coming to L.A. Harbor to serve as an overflow hospital, lots of people wanted to come see it. I figured it would have moored at a more commercial section of the harbor, and didn't know it would be docked at the main cruise ship terminal. This makes it very prominent to local traffic, but it makes the most sense, as that location is adjacent to a freeway, has easy access, plenty of warehouse space, and is away from the freight traffic that criss-crosses the rest of the harbor area.

While the entire area around the ship is understandably blocked to the public, in normal times, my wife and I enjoy the viewing area set up across from the cruise terminal, where you can sit and watch the various tender ships come up to service the cruise ships, and see them maneuver away from the dock to leave the harbor. You can also watch the huge cranes load and unload the cargo ships nearby.