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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,613 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2020, 10:51 AM Mar 2020

WATCH LIVE: Navy hospital ship 'Comfort' arrives in New York City 3,638 watching now

WATCH LIVE: Navy hospital ship 'Comfort' arrives in New York City
3,638 watching now•Started streaming 20 minutes ago

Washington Post
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Hospital ship, the USNS Comfort is due to arrive in New York City to help take the pressure off civilian hospitals helping patients with COVID-19. Read more: https://wapo.st/2WWdy4G. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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WATCH LIVE: Navy hospital ship 'Comfort' arrives in New York City 3,638 watching now (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 OP

Ha! When I first clicked play it was in a closeup of the red boat. tanyev Mar 2020 #1

I live just a few blocks from where the ship is docking . . . markpkessinger Mar 2020 #2

Watching the video . . . Iliyah Mar 2020 #3

tanyev

(42,618 posts)

1. Ha! When I first clicked play it was in a closeup of the red boat.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 10:58 AM

Mar 2020

I thought, “Well that doesn’t look very big.” Then the camera pulled back and back and back and I thought, “Right—it’s like the opening shot of the original Star Wars movie,”

markpkessinger

(8,401 posts)

2. I live just a few blocks from where the ship is docking . . .

Reply to tanyev (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 11:10 AM

Mar 2020

. . . I realize the video probably distorts the perspective a bit, but it looks like that thing extends halfway across the Hudson!

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

3. Watching the video . . .

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 12:01 PM

Mar 2020

is a calming effect. Surreal.

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