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

Sat Apr 25, 2020, 09:11 PM

Apr 2020

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

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U.S. warship heads to port after coronavirus outbreak [View all] turbinetree Apr 2020 OP

Again, how many subs are Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #1

Good question...............that one will be classified.............. turbinetree Apr 2020 #2

Trump will have no problem releasing that info. keithbvadu2 Apr 2020 #8

I forgot we have treasonous family in there, probably gave them the codes for the turbinetree Apr 2020 #9

You can also bet they're safer than the surface Navy, SSBN's do two months under water out ... marble falls Apr 2020 #11

Kind of depends on when they put to sea Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #12

Again, at any one time about 1/4 of the SSBNs are on a patrol submerged for two months ... marble falls Apr 2020 #13

You are right, it will be kept secret Steelrolled Apr 2020 #14

The USA is as weak as I have ever seen it. Would not surprise me if an Al Qaeda style organization/ fwvinson Apr 2020 #16

FIRE THE CAPTAIN! Lochloosa Apr 2020 #3

It's no longer "Let them eat cake" it's "Let them drink Lysol". LastDemocratInSC Apr 2020 #4

contact tracing would be like .. everybody? (nt) stopdiggin Apr 2020 #5

I served on a tin can 50 years ago.. Permanut Apr 2020 #6

Link to Navy Times nitpicker Apr 2020 #7

Some info on DDG Kidd ... marble falls Apr 2020 #10

Same task group as the Roosevelt... malthaussen Apr 2020 #15

USS Kidd reports more coronavirus cases in outbreak at sea Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 #17