Submarine petty officer who died of COVID complications identified February 6 A sailor assigned to the blue crew of the ballistic missile submarine Tennessee died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, of COVID-related complications, the Navy said. (Navy) The U.S. Navy identified a submarine petty officer who died of COVID Thursday as Information Systems Technician (Submarines) 2nd Class Cody Andrew-Godfredson Myers. The 26-year-old Washington native was assigned to the blue crew of the Georgia-based ballistic missile submarine Tennessee and is one of two active-duty sailors to die this week after contracting the novel coronavirus. Myers had been placed in quarantine on Jan. 18 as a precaution after close contact with an individual who tested positive for COVID-19, Naval Submarine Forces said Friday in a statement.