Typhoon Haiyan Disaster in the Philippines

Bltizo said:

So the USN is sending the George Washington CVN and its escorts to help out the phillippines, while the RN's HMS Daring is also going there.

Now would be an excellent moment for the PLAN to send an 071 and a frigate or two, but I feel the political climate isn't quite there yet, and their ships aren't completely on call to be ready for MOOTW deployment within a short time span.

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The Pentagon is dispatching its ready-duty flattop in the Asia-Pacific region and three escort ships to provide relief and support to the typhoon-stricken Philippines, the U.S. Pacific Fleet said Monday evening.

The order from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel cuts short a Hong Kong port visit by one day for the ships: aircraft carrier George Washington, cruisers Cowpens and Antietam, and destroyer Mustin. The crews have been recalled from liberty and are getting ready to “make best speed” for the disaster zone, according to a Defense Department news release, a journey that will take about two days.

“We’re going to get George Washington underway from Hong Kong early,” said Pacific Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Steve Curry. “They’re making preparations to get underway this evening, Hawaii-time.”

The Philippines government has requested relief from the U.S., whose assets are being directed by Marine Corps Forces Pacific, after what is believed to be one of the worst tsunamis in Philippines history, Typhoon Haiyan.

The ships will be joined by supply ships Charles Drew and Richard E. Byrd, Curry said. A second destroyer, the Lassen, also got underway Sunday and is headed to the Philippines, where up to 13-feet of typhoon surge wiped away seaside homes and dragged residents out to sea. The death toll is feared to be in the thousands.

“The Marines are there now,” Curry said. “We’re positioning our ships to get down that way to assist, if needed

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bd popeye said:

I too am waiting for the PLAN to muster up an humanitarian task force to send to the Republic of the Philippines. No excuses..just do..they have the experience in deploying ships on a constant basis..just do it.

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This is all assuming the PRC isn't too busy handling its own response to the typhoon when/if it hits, and that the navy is ready and competent enough to deliver aid without making a fumble of things.

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bd popeye said:

There's just some flooding in southern China. Nothing so disastrous as what happened in the Philippines.

Time for the PLAN to man up and get under way for humanitarian relief in the Republic of the Philippines...no excuses..just do it!

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SteelBird said:

Not hearing so much about Chinese help in the fear of political turmoil between the two nations. Here is a news from Vietnam confirming that China has decide to donates 1 million US dollar, and may help more after consulting Manila and disaster aid agencies. 1 million for China sounds like I donate a cent, right? Vietnam also donates 1 million USD although it is also a direct victim of the Haiyan after the Philippines.

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