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Navy hospital ship sets sail for medical task
Navy hospital ship sets sail for medical task
![The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) hospital ship Peace Ark left China on Tuesday to offer medical services to Chinese escort missions in the Gulf of Aden, with a total of 428 officers including 100 medical workers. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93eba04.jpg "The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) hospital ship Peace Ark left China on Tuesday to offer medical services to Chinese escort missions in the Gulf of Aden, with a total of 428 officers including 100 medical workers. [Xinhua]")
![The ship will also visit Djibouti, Tanzania, Kenya, the Seychelles and Bangladesh to provide medical treatment to local people and carry out medical exchanges. According to the PLA Daily, the mission will last for three months and cover 15,000 sea miles. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93ec20a.jpg "The ship will also visit Djibouti, Tanzania, Kenya, the Seychelles and Bangladesh to provide medical treatment to local people and carry out medical exchanges. According to the PLA Daily, the mission will last for three months and cover 15,000 sea miles. [Xinhua]")
![Soldiers cast off the mooring rope as the hospital ship Peace Ark departs from a naval port in Zhoushan, a coastal city of East China's Zhejiang province, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93ecc13.jpg "Soldiers cast off the mooring rope as the hospital ship Peace Ark departs from a naval port in Zhoushan, a coastal city of East China's Zhejiang province, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]")
![A farewell ceremony is held at a naval port in Zhoushan, Aug 31, 2010.[Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93ed31f.jpg "A farewell ceremony is held at a naval port in Zhoushan, Aug 31, 2010.[Xinhua]")
![A farewell ceremony is held at a naval port in Zhoushan, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93edb2e.jpg "A farewell ceremony is held at a naval port in Zhoushan, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]")
![A file photo shows the Peace Ark sailing in the sea. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93ee340.jpg "A file photo shows the Peace Ark sailing in the sea. [Xinhua]")
![China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark departs from a port in Zhoushan, a coastal city of East China's Zhejiang province, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93eeb55.jpg "China's navy hospital ship Peace Ark departs from a port in Zhoushan, a coastal city of East China's Zhejiang province, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]")
![A farewell ceremony is held at a naval port in Zhoushan, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93ef209.jpg "A farewell ceremony is held at a naval port in Zhoushan, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]")
![Soldiers line up during the farewell ceremony, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93efa24.jpg "Soldiers line up during the farewell ceremony, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]")
![A military band plays portside for the farewell ceremony for the hospital ship Peace Ark, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93f0542.jpg "A military band plays portside for the farewell ceremony for the hospital ship Peace Ark, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]")
![Medical workers wave goodbye to the send-off team on the ship Peace Ark, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20100902/000bcdb95f1d0de93f0c63.jpg "Medical workers wave goodbye to the send-off team on the ship Peace Ark, Aug 31, 2010. [Xinhua]")
