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Navy scrambles to aid aircraft carrier as more than 100 sailors test positive for coronavirus

Politico 31 Mar 2020

Most of the crew is still aboard the ship, where tight spaces make social distancing impossible ... Most of the crew is still aboard the ship, where tight spaces make social distancing impossible ... Modly said the service could initially test only 200 people a day aboard the ship, but is ramping that up quickly....

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'Sailors do not need to die,' warns captain of coronavirus-hit U.S. aircraft carrier

Union Leader 31 Mar 2020

aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, in a blunt letter confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday, has called on Navy leadership for stronger measures to save the lives of his sailors and stop the spread of the coronavirus aboard the ship ... In the March 30 letter, he called for "decisive action" and removing over 4,000 sailors from the ship and isolating them....

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Maritime industry still important facet of national security

Federal News Radio 31 Mar 2020

They need to be recapitalized, and this is a concern right now is how do you buy those new ships, right? How do you afford that and also is their options to charter those ships from the commercial industry and provide that service and make it more flexibly available....

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Hong Kong makes crew change allowances

Splash24/7 31 Mar 2020

... while measures have been put in place today to allow crew to land and board ship in Hong Kong ... Meanwhile, the International Ship Suppliers & Services Association (ISSA) has said its members also ought to be given essential worker status to keep ships moving around the world....

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Captain Oblivious on board the cruise ship Grand Prince Virulent

Napa Valley Register 31 Mar 2020

(The ship is off the coast of California with a full complement of passengers convinced by their captain of fair winds and following seas).. Captain “O” ... Navigator ... Regardless of oceanic reality, it will always look like this ... Please send the ship’s physician to my stateroom ... Ship’s Physician. At your service, sir ... Ship’s Physician ... Ship’s Physician ... Napa....

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Check Out the First Photos from the Navy's Hospital Ship in Los Angeles

Yahoo Daily News 31 Mar 2020

The 1,000-bed hospital ship arrived in the Port of Los Angeles on Mar ... The ship, a ... Everything You Need to Know About the Navy's Hospital Ships ... Mercy's shipboard operations are handled by 70 civil service mariners from the Military Sealift Command, who maintain ship functions....

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Ingalls launches amphibious transport dock ship Fort Lauderdale

Stars and Stripes 31 Mar 2020

(Tribune News Service) — Ingalls Shipbuilding launched its newest amphibious transport dock ship, the Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), Saturday at the Pascagoula shipyard ... The dock was then moved away from the pier and then flooded to float the ship ... The ships support a Marine ......

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Passengers on Holland America's 2 stranded cruise ships, the Zaandam and Rotterdam, may be stuck at sea indefinitely as Florida officials fret over letting them dock

The Times of India 31 Mar 2020

But the blue waters of the Caribbean Sea do not yet represent the home stretch for these ships and those on board ... The primary purpose of the transfer was to balance the workload between the two ships and to provide immediate relief to the service staff on Zaandam, which has fewer crew members working at this time....

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Legacy Truck Centers feeling urgency of transportation industry

Courier Express 31 Mar 2020

BROOKVILLE — Legacy Truck Centers in Brookville is feeling the urgency of truckers coming to the facility for maintenance, driven by a need to ship products as quickly as possible with shortages continuing for many stores ... The cleaning becomes a same-day service rather than having to wait for the filter to be shipped out and returned....

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'Sailors do not need to die': Captain of aircraft carrier hit by coronavirus outbreak begs Navy for more help

Yahoo Daily News 31 Mar 2020

The commanding officer of a deployed aircraft carrier hit by a coronavirus outbreak is pleading with the US Navy for help, pushing the service to isolate all crew members off of the ship, The San Francisco Chronicle reported Tuesday ... The coronavirus forced the ship into port in Guam, where the Navy is testing the entire crew for the virus....

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EXCLUSIVE: Coronavirus Cruise begs Australia to ‘repatriate’ sick crew after infecting hundreds of Aussies

The Daily Telegraph Australia 31 Mar 2020

The infected cruise ship behind hundreds of Australia’s coronavirus cases is lobbying ... “While illness on board has been reduced due to strong health management, the ship needs to remain within reach of Australia to access healthcare services if an urgent need arises,” he said....

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Alaska lawmakers approve $66.7M for ferry service funding

Lebanon Express 31 Mar 2020

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Coronavirus live updates: GAP, Kohl's, Macy's to furlough workers

ABC7 31 Mar 2020

FDA gives anti-malaria drugs emergency approval to treat COVID-19Tokyo Olympics will open in July 2021Navy hospital ship arrives in New YorkPastor arrested for holding services despite 'safer at home' orderHere's how the news is developing today ... Pastor arrested for holding services despite safer at home order....