The Navy had to wait for tasking from FEMA.
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-military/2017/09/26/hospital-ship-comfort-heading-to-puerto-rico/
FEMA may have waited to make sure Maria would miss the East Coast, and weaken. The 5 am Wednesday advisory placed Maria 145 miles east of Cape Hatteras. There are high seas warnings still out for the offshore area.
As of yesterday (see above), the Comfort was still docked in Norfolk, and the Navy said it would get underway within 96 hours ((some things never change)).
By the way, a few years ago a number of the staff at NH Portsmouth and NMC Bethesda (now "Walter Reed"
were identified as assets to staff the Comfort when deployed. Service may wind up being reduced at some land facilities.
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