April 3 (UPI) -- Hundreds of sailors cheered and shouted the name of Capt. Brett Crozier as he departed the aircraft carrier he has led since November, videos posted to social media Friday morning show.
Crozier was relieved of his role as leader of the ship Thursday after sending a letter earlier this week asking for more resources to deal with a coronavirus outbreak on the aircraft carrier.
The Roosevelt docked in Guam March 26 so its crew of nearly 5,000 sailors could be tested for the novel coronavirus amid an outbreak. It had been deployed in the Phillippine and South China Seas.