Dodging virus, Navy ships break record for staying at sea
Source: Associated Press
Dodging virus, Navy ships break record for staying at sea
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
June 25, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) The two U.S. warships in the Middle East werent aiming to break a record.
But when the coronavirus made ship stops in foreign countries too risky, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USS San Jacinto were ordered to keep moving and avoid all port visits.
On Thursday, as they steamed through the North Arabian Sea, they notched their 161st consecutive day at sea, breaking the previous Navy record of 160 days. And theyre on pace to crush it, since they wont hit land again until they get home to Virginia later this year.
The milestone, Navy Capt. Kyle Higgins said, is not one that I think we really wanted but one that the circumstances of the world thrust upon us. And we embraced it with style.
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