‘Sailors do not need to die’: Captain of nuclear aircraft carrier asks US government
The Roosevelt now has over 100 sick saliors.
The captain of a US nuclear aircraft carrier has pleaded for help from the Navy, amid a growing coronavirus outbreak on the vessel, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The Theodore Roosevelt nuclear aircraft carrier, which is currently docked in Guam in order to quarantine the personnel, has more than 100 cases of the virus on board and its captain has asked the Navy for support in order to provide adequate isolation facilities.
Brett Crozier, the captain of the ship sent a letter to the Navy asking for the crew of 5000 to be isolated completely in order to try and stop the spread of the outbreak.