WATCH: Engineer Attempts to Ram Train into USNS Mercy Hospital Ship

By Tactical Life



Most Californians welcomed the USNS Mercy with open arms, and with good reason. The Navy brought its 1,000-bed floating hospital to LA Sunday, delivering vital medical support to a city that now suffers more than 2,500 cases of COVID-19. And with the fear of an explosion in cases as seen in cities like New York, the Mercy brought a little bit of hope to many. But apparently not everyone; an engineer allegedly purposely jumped a train from the tracks in a wild attempt to ram the Mercy on Tuesday.

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Authorities say Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro, intentionally derailed a Pacific Harbor Line train. He jumped the train from its tracks, careening through concrete and steel barriers, along with chain-link fencing, sliding through one parking lot and into a second gravel lot, before finally coming to rest just 250 yards shy of his target, according to abc7.com.

Federal prosecutors claimed Moreno said the ship was “suspicious,” and that he didn’t believe “the ship is what they say …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life