The ships should have been deployed
Monday. Even it they sat out in
the gulf (at least nearby) so it
wouldn't take as long to get
to the ppl.
There is a ship there, and it's helicopter was shot at while trying to evacuate those with medical needs.
http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:HKRxCbyW0T4J:www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/30/katrina.recovery/+hospital+Comfort+heads+to+New+Orleans&hl=en
"The Navy said the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan was off the Louisiana coast and that its helicopters were already flying relief missions.
The ship, which resembles a small aircraft carrier, can produce large quantities of fresh water and is equipped with 600 hospital beds."