Chinese hospital ship arrives at Mumbai

MUMBAI, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy hospital ship "Peace Ark" arrived at port of Mumbai Tuesday afternoon to start its six-day visit and provide medical treatment service here.

This is the sixth time Chinese Navy vessels visited India. The hospital ship sets sail from Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province on June 10 to carry out "Mission Harmony-2013". By far, "Peace Ark" has visited four destinations including Brunei, Maldives, Gulf of Aden and Pakistan during the mission since June.

Within its stay, the task group will provide medical treatment service to Chinese people working in India, carry out exchange and cooperation with Indian counterparts.

The Chinese hospital ship is an emergency medical support platform independently designed and built by China. Its tasks include treatment and evacuation of injured and sick personnel on the sea, and medical support for troops stationed at islands and atolls.

The ship is 4,000 square meters in size, including seven offices for doctors and nurses and eight nurse stations, in addition to 300 beds. The medical equipment on the ship is on par with that in China's top-level hospitals.