already tested positive. but as you can see, it s spreading very quickly throughout the ship. the last i heard, 120 cases already. so, this is something that i feared especially on an aircraft carrier. any warship. very close living quarters, and a virus such as this that we don t know much about can spread very, very quickly. guys, thank you so much for joining me. i really do hope your son feels okay, and that he continues to feel okay. lisa and al robertson, we appreciate your time and for giving us an insight on what it was like on that ship and what you think of what happened to captain crozier. we appreciate it. thank you. thank you. and before i go, i wanted to share something i saw today on instagram of all places that made me feel grounded in these difficult times it was a post from actress julianna pitt which
after the interest of his seamen and he was fired for that. they ve given a false excuse that it wasn t chain of command and he got removed for that. these are clearly extraordinary times. we re seeing heroic acts everywhere with health care workers just like in the military. and i believe leaders deserve and have a responsibility to protect those that serve. and captain crozier had at the time 138 sailors that were infected, many others at risk and they needed to be protected. doing that i think the captain, i m not exactly sure what step he s took before he went outside the chain of command, but what i do know is that he stood up for what he believed in, he stood up for his principles and that s the type of person i want in command of a ship like this, the person who is willing to put their job on the line to stand up for what they believe is right. and, frankly, that person deserves our gratitude and our
they are protecting all of us. anyone can make a covering at home, scarf, bandana, anything like that will do. we re expecting the white house to make a similar recommendation today. the usns comfort sailed into new york harbor and up the hudson river a couple days ago, past the statue of liberty. it was supposed to give relief to the hospitals, to take non-covid-19 patients and provide 1,000 hospital beds. we learned yesterday, so far, only 20 patients aboard that ship. why is that number so low? do you expect to see that pick up soon? yeah. i ve talked to our colleagues in the navy. i don t have a number in my mind that number is going to change very rapidly. the usns comfort was an extraordinary the appearance, the arrival meant so much to new yorkers. it was like the greatest sign of hope we d received in weeks. i m sure that ship will be very full soon.
lives to save others. while back in new york harbor, the usns comfort getting ready for a city in need, a city grateful. and i know so many of you have questions about the virus. we have a live special tonight, 9:00 p.m. eastern. i ll see you then. good night.
rico hizon. let s start off with the royal market because it has been a volatile week in response to a run s decision to attack airbases. irani. concern oil tankers making their way through the straight will be the next flashpoint between iran the us. there is a steady increase since october 2019 with escalated tensions and actually we have had weeks with exceptionally high rates for tankers and we are expecting that trend to continue increasing. at the same time, we also have the recently increasing fuel charges,