Dodging Virus, Navy Ships Break Record for Staying at Sea

“ On Thursday, as they steamed through the North Arabian Sea, they notched their 161st consecutive day at sea, breaking the previous Navy record of 160 days. And they're on pace to crush it, since they won't hit land again until they get home to Virginia later this year.

The milestone, Navy Capt. Kyle Higgins said, "is not one that I think we really wanted but one that the circumstances of the world thrust upon us. And we embraced it with style.””