Marines race down NYC pier carrying oxygen tanks to help save patients outside USNS Comfort

Sign up here.Facing an unexpected surge in ambulance arrivals at the USNS Comfort hospital ship docked in New York City -- some running dangerously low on oxygen -- Marines on security detail ran hundreds of yards down the pier carrying fresh tanks, the Navy said this week.On a busy day, the Comfort receives about one ambulance every half hour. They had been training for an overseas deployment before they were sent to New York.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAlan Reyes, a rear admiral in the Navy Reserve and the chief operating officer of the USO, told Fox News earlier this week that he had deployed aboard the USNS Comfort a decade ago in response to a devastating earthquake in Haiti.“Watching the Comfort pull into New York Harbor was a really poignant moment for me,” he said, noting that the Navy’s massive hospital ships are a sign of hope and relief.“There’s heroes out there, and we're just really blessed that they’re doing what they’re doing, and we have to do what we can to support them,” he added.Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inboxSubscribedYou've successfully subscribed to this newsletter!This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.