You could, but you'd run into the same problems as the USNS have with their hospital ships, too much draught to go where she's needed.
Africa Mercy herself has, if memory serves, slighly less draught than Port of Bilbao and she's limited to the largest harbours in Africa. If she goes anywhere else she has to anchor, which greatly reduces her usefulnes.
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