Defense

Navy ships break record for longest time at sea during coronavirus pandemic

By Zach Halaschak
Published June 25, 2020 4:32pm ET
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Navy ships break record for longest time at sea during coronavirus pandemic
ARABIAN SEA (May 24, 2020) Sailors run on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) May 24, 2020. Ike is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. | (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sophie A. Pinkham/AP)

The coronavirus pandemic has inadvertently led to a Naval record.

Thursday marked 161 consecutive days at sea for the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS San Jacinto. Both ships are currently in the North Arabian Sea and are not expected to stop over in any foreign country because of the pandemic. The aircraft carrier and cruiser are set to return to port in Virginia later this year.

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