Another COVID-19 outbreak at sea has forced a U.S. Navy destroyer to return to port. Eighteen sailors from the Kidd, a destroyer underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean, have tested positive, the Navy announced Friday.
Eighteen sailors from the Kidd, a destroyer underway in the eastern Pacific Ocean, have tested positive, the Navy announced Friday. The ship, which has a crew of about 350, is returning to port, according to Navy spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Megan Isaac, who said operational security prevented her from identifying the destroyer’s destination.
The destroyer left its last port of call, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on March 20, according to Isaac. The more than one-month gap between its departure from Pearl Harbor and the first COVID-19 diagnosis suggests that one or more sailors were infected while in Hawaii, but asymptomatic. The ship had previously visited Guam in mid-February, according to a Navy news release.
Based on lessons learned from its Theodore Roosevelt experience, within 24 hours the Navy sent an eight-person “specialized medical evaluation team” to the ship, where the team began testing the rest of the crew and doing contact tracing, according to Hoffman.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
There is a coronavirus outbreak aboard another US Navy warship at sea — this time a destroyerThe outbreak on the destroyer USS Kidd follows an outbreak on the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt that saw over 800 sailors catch the virus.
Read more »
Navy destroyer forced into port as 18 sailors test positive for coronavirusA coronavirus outbreak aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer is forcing the ship to pull into port, marking the second such instance involving a deployed naval warship
Read more »
Second US Navy warship hit by major coronavirus outbreakA US Navy destroyer performing a counter narcotics mission has been hit by an outbreak of at least 18 coronavirus cases, a US Navy official tells CNN. The USS Kidd is the second ship to be impacted by a major outbreak of the virus while at sea.
Read more »
840 sailors on USS Theodore Roosevelt test positive for COVID-19, Navy saysAll of the sailors from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier have been tested, according to the Navy. Positive test results climbed to 840.
Read more »
Iran responds to Donald Trump's Navy threat, warns it will 'defend its territory''In the midst of a global coronavirus pandemic when all attentions worldwide is to combat this menace, the question is what the U.S. military is doing in Persian Gulf waters, 7,000 miles from home,' an Iranian diplomat told Newsweek.
Read more »
Second US Navy warship hit by major coronavirus outbreakA US Navy destroyer performing a counter narcotics mission has been hit by an outbreak of at least 18 coronavirus cases, a US Navy official tells CNN. The USS Kidd is the second ship to be impacted by a major outbreak of the virus while at sea.
Read more »