Anon Archived Navy Inquiry Faults Two Top Officers Aboard Roosevelt for Handling of Virus (nytimes.com)
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Anon Archived Navy Inquiry Faults Two Top Officers Aboard Roosevelt for Handling of Virus (nytimes.com)
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'Yet, that could have led to more infections.“They placed crew comfort ahead of crew safety,” Admiral Gilday said. '
'Captain Crozier was relieved of command on April 2 by the then-acting Navy Secretary Thomas B. Modly, who said he had lost confidence in him. '
'Absent from the investigation’s finding was any blame for senior Navy leaders who approved the Roosevelt’s four-day port call in early March to Da Nang, Vietnam, where Admiral Gilday said the virus most likely came aboard. '
'Captain Crozier was fired in part because of fears that President Trump wanted him gone, and not knowing how the president feels about reinstating the captain has cast a shadow over the Navy’s actions ever since. '
'Admiral Gilday defended that decision to proceed with the port call, saying there had been only a handful of reported coronavirus cases, mostly in the northern part of the country, at the time the Roosevelt pulled in. '
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