The coronavirus is starting to spread on a US Navy warship

[Recursion]

Source: Business Insider

The coronavirus is starting to spread aboard the flattop amphibious assault ship USS Boxer.

The Navy revealed Wednesday that a second sailor assigned to the warship has tested positive for the virus. Both of the infected sailors are currently in isolation.

"There is no indication that the Sailors were in close contact aboard the ship," the Navy said, adding that "the Sailors work in two different departments."

The Navy has reported multiple cases aboard several different ships, the first of which was the Boxer currently at port in San Diego, California. The latest marks the first time two sailors assigned to the same ship have tested positive.

Read more: https://www.businessinsider.fr/us/second-sailor-aboard-amphibious-assault-ship-has-coronavirus-2020-3

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Oh that is a frigging nightmare

[Submariner]

1. I wonder how my Brother's of the Phin in the Submarine Service are doing

That is some mighty fine close living quarters all stuffed inside about 300 to 400 feet of pipe.

[bluedigger]

2. Remember "On the Beach"?

As long as they haven't taken liberty in the last couple months, they're probably in good shape.

[Strelnikov_]

6. Yes. This is a lot like that, waiting

except that after 2 months we re-emerge and reboot.

And, which is why if I make the cut, time to reboot the anti-nuclear weapon movement.

"Hey, if you liked Capt. Trumps, you're gonna love Thermonuclear War."

[Cirque du So-What]

7. Opportunity for exposure from outsiders is reduced

although this one time, dicksmith woke me in my bunk to check my fartsack for crabs. We'd been on patrol for two weeks before one of my neighbors complained of incessant crotchety itch. Never found out who brought Bombay Bloomer Beetles aboard the boat, but neither did I come down with my own case of Crotch Crickets.

[Delmette2.0]

12. One of my brothers was in the Navy ( submarines ).

It was 3 months on board and 3 months at home, 40+years ago. They could fully surface only in life threatening situations.

I have been worried about this when the social distancing went in to effect.

[Submariner]

13. It sounds like he might have been on the Gold or Blue crew on a nuclear missile boat

that alternate crews every 3 months.

I was a pig boat sailor on the WWII diesel electric subs, so our Navy was more like Operation Petticoat going on frequent liberty onshore. We had to pull in frequently for fuel, fresh food, and spare parts/repairs.

And since we were all babe magnets, we made our selves available to the local wimmens.

[Delmette2.0]

14. Yes, the terms Gold or Blue crews sounds right.

His sub the USS Mariano G Vallieo originally in the Pacific and later transferred to the Atlantic. It was decommissioned in 1995.

Is pig boat a term for sub tender?

[Submariner]

15. Pigboat is a term for the WWI and WWII diesel-electric submarines

https://pigboats.com/subs/196.html



They were dirty and everyone lived in a diesel exhaust atmosphere inside the boat, but we got to pull into port often, whereas the nukes had to stay at sea.

[Delmette2.0]

16. Thank you for the info. nt

[keithbvadu2]

3. They may not work together but can easily associate on the mess deck and other common areas.

They may not work together but can easily associate on the mess deck and other common areas.

[erlewyne]

4. That's gotta be worse than a prison sentence

I cringe to imagine a sailor in isolation. I mean, they live on a boat!
Then getting confined in itself!

I was confined in the army and hated it, but I had the outside environment
(except for k.p.). One of my favorite marching chants was

G.I. Beans and G.I. gravy
Gee I wished I joined the Navy!

Of course, those boats were a hell of a lot bigger than my barracks.

[keithbvadu2]

8. Every service has its pluses and minuses. Buildings don't get you seasick.

Every service has its pluses and minuses. Buildings don't get you seasick.

[erlewyne]

9. LOL

Long after my army days I went deep sea fishing and got so sick
I have to fish from a pier now.

[keithbvadu2]

10. Seasick is where you think you're going to die and you're afraid you're not.

Seasick is where you think you're going to die and you're afraid you're not.

[Javaman]

5. a different type of cruise ship. but the same type of conditions. petri dish. :( nt

[KY_EnviroGuy]

11. Except that our sailors don't have private cabins.

The cruise ship thing does instantly comes to mind.

One advantage is that the military does have efficient means to transfer the sick ones to safer quarters off-ship.

Our hearts are with them and we appreciate their service.......

[tclambert]

17. I was wondering how this might affect the armed services. They typically live in close quarters

with no social distancing. Perfect for spreading the disease. On the plus side, members of the military are typically young and fit, so they should have mild symptoms.