Well AP makes mistakes... CNN was covering help from all over the world

[nadinbrzezinski]

and they mentioned the rescue teams from mexico, but I read earlier that two Navy ships are either on the way (as of tomorrow morning) or the second later. The one leaving on the morrow is a medical ship.

Good news... so much news even AP is overwhelmed

Here is the link

http://www.milenio.com/node/359612

Además se prevé que el buque "Huasteco" zarpe de Veracruz hacia el país caribeño el viernes, mientras que el buque "Papaloapan" saldría, con más ayuda, en el transcurso del fin de semana.

And this is the class, an anfib for the huasteco, it makes sense, multiuse

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. Oh and here is irony the Papaloapan is formerly the USS Newport

and it was part of the Mexican Operation to assist the Gulf Coast during Katrina.

Those are always funny factoids to me.

[JoDog]

2. A friend got a message

from an old comrade in the IDF--Israeli search and rescue teams have landed.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. IDF search and rescue has a hospital alrady going

Been looking for that particular story in the American press but after that burp... well I am tempted to reach for tinfoil