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The warship, which is supposed to be deployed with the Ike's carrier strike group, got underway last weekend after repairing a leaky fuel tank, only to suffer another leak.
Some crew members of the fast-attack sub Connecticut allege they dealt with bedbugs throughout most of 2020, but Navy officials say the issue wasn't reported until December.
Twenty sailors each aboard the amphibious transport dock San Diego and the guided-missile cruiser Philippine Sea tested positive and have been quarantined.