USS Comfort departs New York after aiding in coronavirus battle

The USS Comfort, the Navy Hospital ship President Trump sent to New York to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic, began sailing away from Manhattan Thursday, the NYPD said.

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“HAPPENING NOW: @USNavy#Comfort pulls out of Pier 90 in Manhattan. The NYPD Harbor Unit, as well as the @USCG @USCGNortheast will provide a security zone around the hospital ship as it heads down the Hudson River,” the department tweeted.

NYPD officers salute the USNS Naval Hospital Ship Comfort as it is pushed out into the Hudson River

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NYPD officers salute the USNS Naval Hospital Ship Comfort as it is pushed out into the Hudson River

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The U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort heads past lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center under heavy fog

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Police officers from the NYPD salute as the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort departs Pier 90 in Manhattan

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“The #NYPD Harbor Unit proudly flies the @USNavy flag while escorting the #USNSComfort down the Hudson River,” they wrote in a second tweet.

The Comfort arrived in late March.

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