U.S. warship heads to port after coronavirus outbreak

[turbinetree]

Source: Reuters

U.S. APRIL 24, 2020 / 10:50 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - At least 18 sailors aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer have tested positive for the new coronavirus, U.S. officials said on Friday, dealing another blow to the military as it faces fallout over its handling of an outbreak on an aircraft carrier last month.

The Navy confirmed a Reuters report on the outbreak aboard the Kidd, a destroyer that was on a counter-narcotics mission, and said the number of those infected with the virus on the vessel was expected to rise.

In a statement, the Navy said a sailor who had become sick was medically evacuated off the ship and later tested positive for the virus, prompting further testing of the crew that led to the discovery of additional positive cases.

A specialized medical team has been sent to the ship to carry out contact tracing and more onsite testing, it added.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-navy-exclusive/u-s-warship-heads-to-port-after-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKCN2262CP

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And the country hears about and from a raving lunatic about UV lighting and injecting disinfectants into oneself...........you think we are in a national emergency................and I know who to fucking blame............52 republican asshole senators and 198 republican congressional assholes ........when they had the opportunity too put country over power................

[Miguelito Loveless]

1. Again, how many subs are

out of service? You can bet your ass they will keep those facts secret.

[turbinetree]

2. Good question...............that one will be classified..............

[keithbvadu2]

8. Trump will have no problem releasing that info.

Trump will have no problem releasing that info.

He told the world (Russia and China) how many subs to look for near N. Korea.

Jared feels that a security clearance is a license to sell our country's secrets.

[turbinetree]

9. I forgot we have treasonous family in there, probably gave them the codes for the

minutemen also and the coordinates for the satellites................who knows...........

[marble falls]

11. You can also bet they're safer than the surface Navy, SSBN's do two months under water out ...

of six months. Theoretically a quarter of them are at sea at one time or preparing to go to sea. Subs are a lot less cramped and the air is highly filtered and conditioned.

At the same time that we are in pandemic, so are the Chinese and Russian Navies. They're under the same man power crunch we are, and we have significantly more subs than they do, plus we're very, very good at ASW and keeping track of their boats. Them with ours? Not so much.


A good over view:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballistic_missile_submarine

[Miguelito Loveless]

12. Kind of depends on when they put to sea

If they left port in January or February, they would be overrun by now regardless of air filters. While nuclear subs are roomier compared to conventional subs, it is still way too cramped for a contagion.

[marble falls]

13. Again, at any one time about 1/4 of the SSBNs are on a patrol submerged for two months ...

that 25% represents more submarines and missiles at sea than the Russians or Chinese have. At the same time: whatever trouble we are having manning a Navy - the Russians and Chinese have too.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a21204892/nuclear-missile-submarines-chart/

https://fas.org/blogs/security/2016/02/nuclear-weapons-at-sea/

https://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4100&tid=100&ct=4

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-the-us-navy-can-crush-the-biggest-threat-its-aircraft-17382



We spend more than Russia, China, Great Britain, Germany France, India put together.

[Steelrolled]

14. You are right, it will be kept secret

It will be a real-life exercise in how prevent disclosure of readiness.

[fwvinson]

16. The USA is as weak as I have ever seen it. Would not surprise me if an Al Qaeda style organization/

government doesn't try to invade us, militarily. China could, for sure.

[Lochloosa]

3. FIRE THE CAPTAIN!

[LastDemocratInSC]

4. It's no longer "Let them eat cake" it's "Let them drink Lysol".

[stopdiggin]

5. contact tracing would be like .. everybody? (nt)

[Permanut]

6. I served on a tin can 50 years ago..

impossible to do any "social distancing". Those people are extremely vulnerable.

[nitpicker]

7. Link to Navy Times

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/04/24/destroyer-underway-in-pacific-fighting-covid-19-outbreak/

[marble falls]

10. Some info on DDG Kidd ...

USS Kidd (DDG-100) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the third Navy ship named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who was on board Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was the first American flag officer to die in World War II. The ship is part of Destroyer Squadron 23 of Carrier Strike Group 9[citation needed] which is currently headed by the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.

[malthaussen]

15. Same task group as the Roosevelt...

... I've been wondering how the rest of that TG is faring.

-- Mal

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

17. USS Kidd reports more coronavirus cases in outbreak at sea

WASHINGTON — The Everett-based destroyer USS Kidd has reported a worsening coronavirus outbreak on board and is returning to port, Navy officials said.

Navy officials said at least 33 members of the crew of the ship have now tested positive - up from 18 the day before. Officials said the Navy is evaluating the extent of the outbreak aboard the ship.

The Kidd is off the Pacific coast of Central America, where it has been operating as part of a U.S. counter-drug mission. The Navy said it has a crew of about 350. It is only the second Navy ship, among about 90 deployed around the world, to report a coronavirus outbreak at sea. The other is the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.

One sailor who displayed symptoms was flown off the Kidd on Thursday to a medical facility at San Antonio, where he tested positive for the virus.

https://komonews.com/news/coronavirus/everett-based-navy-ship-uss-kidd-reports-coronavirus-outbreak