USS Roosevelt sets sail with scaled-back crew after coronavirus outbreak

By Zach Halaschak

Published May 21, 2020 3:41pm ET

USS Roosevelt sets sail with scaled-back crew after coronavirus outbreak — Sailors man the rails as the USS Theodore Roosevelt is manuvered into it's berth at the Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., Thursday May 29, 2003. The nuclear powered aircraft carrier returned from a five month deployment during which it took part in the war in Iraq. | (STEVE HELBER/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The USS Theodore Roosevelt is back at sea almost two months after a massive coronavirus outbreak caused the ship to dock.

The U.S. Navy announced the ship’s Wednesday return to service in a press release, noting it was the first time the aircraft carrier has left where it has been docked in Guam since March 21.

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