Fired Aircraft Carrier Captain Tests Positive For COVID

The New York Times reports:

Capt. Brett E. Crozier, the Navy captain who was removed from command of the coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, has tested positive for Covid-19, according to two Naval Academy classmates of Crozier’s who are close to him and his family.

The commander began exhibiting symptoms before he was removed from the warship on Thursday, two of his classmates said.

Crozier was fired following a leak to The San Francisco Chronicle of a letter he had emailed to Navy leaders that detailed the failures on the service’s part to provide the necessary resources to swiftly move sailors off the carrier and disinfect areas on board as the virus spread through the ship.

Capt. Brett E. Crozier, the Navy captain who was removed from command of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier after requesting more help for his sailors, has tested positive for Covid-19 https://t.co/ApGzukKL87

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) April 5, 2020