Sailor Assigned to USS Wasp Dies of COVID-19, 3rd Navy Virus Death This Month
The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Wasp steams through the ocean. (Petty Officer 3rd Class David Smart/U.S. Navy)
12 Feb 2021
A sailor assigned to a Virginia-based Navy amphibious ship died of complications tied to the illness caused by the coronavirus, the service announced Friday night.
The sailor, whose name was not released pending family notification, was assigned to the amphibious assault Wasp out of Norfolk. They died on Friday, according to the Expeditionary Strike Group 2. We offer our condolences and join the Sailor s family, friends and shipmates in mourning the loss of this Sailor, officials with the strike group said in a statement. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this difficult time.