Originally Posted By: hikermor
IIRC, this is not the first such gig for this ship. Did not it respond to the Indonesian tsunami? Definitely a great resource. It makes me glad I live near the coast.

Likely it was the USNS Mercy that went to the tsunami, as they're out of San Diego. Comfort is an East Coast ship.

Having just said that, it's entirely possible that Comfort could have gone, since they might have been in the Mid-East and therefore nearby.