Coronavirus outbreak delays USS Milwaukee’s Guantanamo Bay departure
by Caitlin Doornbos
• Stars and Stripes • December 24, 2021
The ship was at Guantanamo for a regularly scheduled port visit when the outbreak occurred. The Milwaukee had been underway less than two weeks after leaving its homeport of Naval Base Mayport, Fla. on Dec. 14, according to the Navy.
WASHINGTON — A coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Milwaukee has delayed the littoral combat ship’s scheduled departure from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, service officials said Friday.
The ship was at Guantanamo for a regularly scheduled port visit when the outbreak occurred. The Milwaukee had been underway less than two weeks after leaving its homeport of Naval Base Mayport, Fla. on Dec. 14, according to the Navy.
All crew members are vaccinated against the coronavirus and those who have tested positive have been isolated aboard the ship away from other sailors, the service said in a statement Friday.
“The vaccine continues to demonstrate effectiveness against serious illness,” the Navy said in its statement.
The service did not say how many crew members tested positive.
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