Aviation industry: We are ruined... Sam: Lets shift to ship industry

From planes to ships, Sam has it covered.

Luckily for the USN, I have a feeling a few dozen cruise ships will be up on auction shortly to be potential replacements.

Wendover: "Hear me out: WHat if we had Hospital *Planes* "

Airplanes: *shutdown* Sam: I am never going to financially recover from this

When a 50-year-old tanker ship has better healthcare standards than your local Sentera.

Ships: nautical Aviation: aeronautical Wendover: *its free real estate*

As a member of the original crew on her Maiden Voyage in 1987.....I LOVED every single moment serving on her. She is an amazing ship and because of her, my life has never been the same again. I am blessed indeed to have sailed on her, met other amazing officer and enlisted people from THREE branches of the service, and to have traveled to such amazing places...Oh, how I wish I could serve on her again. We were also a small group in the whole world who were able to receive our Golden Shellback certification while crossing the Equator ON the International Date Line. Pretty cool if ya ask me.

Wendover productions: *Doesn’t make an airline video* Me: *somethings wrong, I can feel it*

"Hospitals should avoid elevators" Meanwhile the largest hospital in my country is a 19 stories, thin and narrow building, with the ORs in the 9th floor and only 2 patient elevators

It was surreal seeing the Comfort enter NY Harbor live on television, the last time that happened was around the time of 9/11

They look like they're made to mock Switzerland for not having any coastline 🇨🇭

l was stationed on the mercy in 2010, place is huge, great capability. We did humanitarian missions in south east asia. We had lots of surgeries for cleft pallate mostly kids 😢😢 a lot of volunteers on board as well. From doctors, to religious organizations that assist with anything and everything. Great times!

Meanwhile in the port of Los Angeles: "Man attempts to crash freight train into USNS Mercy"

You likely didn't know this because you focus on trains and planes, but those bulkheads were left in place for something a bit more practical than laziness: If the ship floods, you kind of need those bulkheads in place, and cutting hospital-grade openings in them is not exactly wise, even if you were to put in emergency doors. While a hospital ship *does* need to perform as a hospital, making structural accommodations in the name of that goal has historically proven to be a terrible idea. Don't believe me? Look up the HMHS Britannic: An incomplete ocean liner, she was requisitioned as a Hospital Ship for the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915 during WWI. In November, 1916, she struck a mine in the Agean Sea during a shift change. Now, her internal bulkhead layout meant that, even with the forward compartments flooding due to the explosion jamming the forward watertight doors in place, she *could* have limped to shore, beached herself, and been salvaged by the Royal Navy... Except the doctors had all of the portholes opened in order to freshen up the air. They opened up. *ALL* of the windows. On a *ship*. *In a warzone.* Meaning that, instead of surviving, Britannic sank in 55 minutes. Fortunately, she was going TO the war zone, and not FROM the war zone, and thus had no patients on board. That meant the only people who died were the 30+ idiots that left without orders, and were chopped up by the propellers. TL;DR - Any kind of ship needs to be able to carry out its purpose as a SHIP before it can do anything else. While a land-based hospital can get away with having as little need for elevators as possible, the needs for the safety of ships at sea come first.

Sometime June 2006, the USNS Mercy was deployed to the Southern Philippines in Pacific Partnership. My ship the USS Momsen DDG-92 was operating in the same area when we received a message from CTF70 about 0200 saying they had intel that Muslim insurgents were going to sail a small boat along side the anchored Mercy and detonate the explosives it was carrying. We went to General Quarters, fired up all 4 main engines and headed toward the Mercy at our flank speed. (Well in excess of 30 knots!) The only way we could have gone faster was to enable battle override and run the engines till they self destructed! Luckily, nothing happened to the Mercy and she continued to provide medical support to the local people in desperate need of it.

2019 Sam: Planes 2020 Sam: Ship 3000 Sam: Space ships

2:41 - How to intimidate other countries: Send them ships loaded with the *American* healthcare system

“Hospital cannot, under the Geneva convention be fired upon” *Japan has entered the chat*

"Elevators should be avoided". USSR 15 story hospitals : "Hold my beer."

I read the title as "How the US' Hospital Ships [verb] Work [noun]" "How the US' Hospital Exports Labor"

I was stationed on the USNS Mercy on her maiden voyage in 1987....what an honor and privilege it was to serve on her. The Mercy is an amazing ship with amazing crew. If they ever want an old Navy gal back in again so I can once again serve on her, let me know....I am ready to go at ANYTIME. I know of a few hundred of my fellow shipmates who would gladly serve again as well. Just ask us....we will go and do!

I was a patient on the Mercy during Desert Storm. It was an amazing ship & an amazing hospital.

Yo, I'm literally crying over these ships, like their just ships, but their hospital ships too, and they're named "comfort" and "mercy", like that's so freaking wholesome.

THANK YOU DOCTORS

Enjoy the video. My grandfather was actually an engineer for the Mercy and helped design the boiler room on the ship.

In addition to US personnel, both the USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy host hundreds of medical professionals and aid workers from allied countries, both military and civilian, during humanitarian deployments to the Caribbean and Southeast Asia (Operation Continuing Promise).

Sam: Uploads a none plane centered video. Me: This must be a late april fools joke. Right?

please talk about how airlines are going to get owned this year

me: noooooo you cant just switch from one vehicle to the other sam! sam: haha ship go brr

"This epidemic will change society", you don't say even wendover is now not talking about planes but ships.

KZfaq: Some videos on the coronavirus are demonitised. Sam: makes a video about the coronavirus without it being about the coronavirus.

I literally watched this to see the surgical capabilities and open heart capabilities and he straight up came out and answered. Epical.

I wonder how planes will fit into this one.

Your comments on hospital design at 6:00 were spot on. I have seen so many healthcare projects that didn't understand the importance and knowledge base that influences hospital design

Hospital Ships, amphibious assault groups, and ships in general has always fascinated me. They’re meant to be mostly autonomous floating buildings that might look the same sometimes but built to do specific purposes

Last time I was this early I was still laughing about corona

The last time I was this early to the comment section, Captain Crozier wasn't fired.

Geneva Convention: Hospital ships cannot be fired upon or attacked. Nutty Conductor: Hold my train.

Sam, thanks for making awesome content throughout this mess. I’ve been a fan for a long time and I can’t wait to see what’s in store. Thanks again.

I love this channel anytime I’m feeling a bit down I can count on this channel to enlighten me and teach me something new these channels are very important In our times

Didn’t expect this video, but it’s much appreciated. It’s fascinating how they can convert a large ship from one role to another

Dude... As usual your videos are worth the time it takes for you to watch it..... Your channel is one of the best in the whole utube universe.... Keep up the great work ! God bless you !

The Mexican Navy also has the hospital ship Zapoteco that is often deployed with humanitarian aid purposes to places in need, though it also acts as a cadet training ship

Imagine not knowing how US Hospital ships work or even existed before the COVID outbreak. This post was made by Casual Naval Historian Gang

Actually those “movement issues” facing the mercy and comfort are issues in land hospitals as well, even ones that are very wide. The truth is there are fairly predictable traffic patterns in hospital and there really is limited need to be able to move a patient from one area of the hospital to every other area of the hospital as long as the high traffic areas are accessible. For example, most large hospitals have multiple radiology departments that each serve a specific area of the hospital and fulfill different needs. And in highly densely populated areas, there are actually a lot of hospitals that have high rise towers for patient rooms. Sometimes it’s easier to move a patient on an elevator ride between two places near the elevator than push a very heavy bed with many attached monitors the length of several city blocks in a big city hospital.

7:10 stock footage from Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland.

6:42 - That moment your life is put in the hands of Window XP. (And you feel safe, because it isn't Vista, 7, or 8...)

7:10 "Even in places with incredible density and high real-estate costs like New York, most hospitals are wider than they are tall" *shows an office building in Finland*

Cool video idea: Logistics of testing kits/how testing kits work

I served 3 years on the USNS Comfort as a Navy Corpsman in CASREC

Fascinating video. I worked on the UK hospital ship breifly in early 2015 during the Ebola outbreak whilst it was at anchor off the coast of Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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"We have to show that we won't surrender!" "Send out those two white floating bricks."

We need more of these around the world

I remember when my physician volunteered for service on the US Hope, which at the time was stationed near Vietnam. I wish you had included that hospital ship in your essay.

Me who isn't from the US: The US has what?!

2:18 that was a surprise these ship are mega city

Thank you for answering so many questions I was too lazy to look up! Another fantastic video

Some of your best work. Thanks Wendover

It's so bonkers that a man tried to ram a train into one of the ships because he was unsure of the ships intentions. So many questions. Thankfully when the train derailed, it was 500 yards from the boat. I still want to know what that looked like.

People: Hospital ships are useless Hospital Ships: ''Hold my beds''

Now this is very interesting. Thanks very much.

When I was flying into San Diego, I had the privilege to look out my window upon landing to see 1 of the 2 hospital ships in port. 🙌🏻👏🏻 I Googled it and I found out it was the U.S.N. Mercy. We need 3 more hospital ships: the U.S.N. Healing and the U. S. N. Succor, or the U.S.N. Hope.

The whole elevator thing is super interesting, seems like if they do this again theyd be better off using an old cruise ship.

Last time i was this early, Sam’s jokes were still relevant

Engine deck and supply departments staffed by civilaim Mariners. I was one of them. I sailed mostly on the fleet oilers but I did have some buddies who sailed on the Comfort.

thank you so much for the 2 months free, wendover. i really appreciate it

"As much as possible, the use of elevators should be avoided" Charité Hospital Berlin, which literally has a skyspraper full of hospital beds on 23 floors: "Am I a joke to you?"

Wendover Productions:. Lets start KZfaq channel containing all information about aviation as this industry is very progressive... Coronavirus: Hold my breath.... WP: Lets talk about US Hospitals...

Wow Sam thanks so much for filling me with knowledge. I love this channel. I love this channel thanks agian

Thank you for this video!

Wendover: "This corona pandemic is kinda ruining aviation, I don't know which else to cover tho" **random dude try to crash his train into USNS Mercy** Wendover: "Aha"

Anybody else tear up a little at "they're a symbol of hope in tough times"? Or am I just exhausted?

Thank you for such an interesting article. I imagine Mercy and Comfort are vital in dealing with this epidemic. Godspeed.

The UK has a primary casualty receiving ship called RFA(Royal Fleet Auxiliary) Argus. It differs from a hospital ship as it is armed with self defense weapons and ammunition. It is also not painted white with red crosses. It has 70 general ward beds, 20 high dependency beds and 10 intensive care beds. It also has a large landing pad for 3 medium sized helicopters and a hangar below decks that can hold 4 helicopters at once. The ship is also an aviation training ship so it use to carry BAE Sea harriers FA2s which can be used in a ground attack role or for Air superiority.

They should convert Oasis of the Seas into a hospital ship

China: built hospital in 10 days US: has a hospital on a cruise ship Me: now merge those 2 together

Excellent video, well explained and very interesting subject

Thanks for what you do. I really enjoy the videos you make and they are always interesting

To all the people that say that he didn't make a plane video, his mention the aircraft carrier in the beginning

2019: Planes 2020: Ships 2021:

Very informative, thank you!

You can't imagine how great these mini documentaries are for me. Waaay better that TV shit. Great job man! Keep it up!

Seeing ships speed in mph or km/h instead of knots is so weird

"Tough times", I'm glad they are in service now..

When sam said hope at the end it really made me happy for humanity and myself!

God Bless them. They are a great sight to see during these times. Glad we have them

HMS Britannic: Let me introduce myself.

imagine, trying to crash your train into a Hospital ship....

I love you channel, I learn something new every time. Thanks you.

Very informative. Thank you. I love the hospital ships. Glad to know we're using them.

1:20 Hospital-ships, things that saves human lives are on the page 42, a number that is definition of life. I like that coincidence very much.

“Oil carriers are slow” And yet still bit faster than me running:(

Lift constructors have a Hospital emergency operation mode that they can install. It givers absolute priority to whoever can activate it. The lift goes to the floor of activation, you kick everybody (all previous calls are ignored) and it goes straight to the floor you then request.

great video wendover! keep em coming! your videos are the BEST!

"Ship are just airplane at sea" (Sam from wendover)

9:09 Stock footage of non-navy personnel. Your stock footage is slipping, Skywalker!

Wendover presentation and information is awesome.

Informative. Ty.