"Update..."

Mercy Ships state-of-the-art hospital ship, the Africa Mercy, has almost reached the end of ship yard work in Durban, South Africa. Built in 1980, it had become essential to replace the onboard power generators. The new generators will be mounted in such a way as to cause minimum vibration, as any vibration transmitted to the operating theaters could make the surgeons' task more difficult.

The Africa Mercy entered dry-dock on Saturday, September 25 th . Approximately 40 shipyard employees are working on the ship.

The workers cut a hole in the side of the ship and removed four old generators, replacing them with new ones.

There are roughly 80 Mercy Ships crew members still living on the ship working simultaneously on other projects. The ship being in the ship yard created an opportunity for the crew to repair areas that cannot normally be worked on when the hospital is in use. Projects include replacing the Main Engine Control System, doing a Main engine overhaul and painting in the dining room. There are also some hospital modifications being done. When the project is complete, Mercy Ships will be able to reduce its fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 20%. It will serve as a substantial cut of annual fuel costs.

The photos below show the new logo installed on the funnel as well as our URL painted in much larger font on both sides of the ship.

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