Aircraft carrier captain begs Navy for help containing ship’s coronavirus outbreak

By Tim Pearce

Published March 31, 2020 8:38pm ET

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Aircraft carrier captain begs Navy for help containing ship’s coronavirus outbreak — FILE - In this April 13, 2018, file photo the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is anchored off Manila Bay west of Manila, Philippines. The captain of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members on shore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. The ship is docked in Guam.

The captain of a nuclear aircraft carrier is requesting aid from the U.S. Navy to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus on board his ship.

Capt. Brett Crozier has docked his aircraft carrier, the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, in Guam after cases of the virus that originated in China last year began appearing on his ship. Among a crew of roughly 4,000, more than 100 sailors have tested positive for the pathogen.

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