US sailors don't need to die: captain

By Lolita C Baldor
Updated April 1 2020 - 4:03am, first published 3:59am
A US navy aircraft carrier captain wants to take the USS Theodore Roosevelt out of duty.
A US navy aircraft carrier captain wants to take the USS Theodore Roosevelt out of duty.

The captain of a US navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5000 crew members on shore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives.

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