Captain of aircraft carrier hit by coronavirus outbreak begs Navy for more help

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

'Sailors do not need to die'

The commanding officer of a deployed aircraft carrier hit by a coronavirus outbreak is pleading with the US Navy for help, pushing the service to isolate all crew members off the ship, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Tuesday.

The Navy had reported three coronavirus cases aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt last Tuesday, and the number of cases spiked to more than 30 by Friday, Fox News reported at the time. The Chronicle reported that there were now over 100 cases aboard the carrier.

The ship was forced into port in Guam, where the Navy is testing the entire crew for the virus. The Navy has insisted that the ship remains operationally capable.

"The spread of the disease is ongoing and accelerating," Capt. Brett Crozier, the carrier's commanding officer, wrote in a letter to the Navy exclusively obtained by the Chronicle.

https://news.yahoo.com/sailors-not-die-captain-aircraft-154707875.html

[SheltieLover]

1. Friend's son is on that ship

Tested negative so far.

[Girard442]

2. OK, really dumb question.

Wouldn't it have been a good idea to keep ships at sea if they had sailed before the coronavirus spread and keep ships in port otherwise? I know the resupply and refurbish things would have been a nightmare, but maybe not as bad as this nightmare.