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"...USNS Lorenzen was recently at the Yokohama port in Japan,.."
(The Galley)--Now it appears location of at least two US Navy ships that could clearly be seen on Marine Traffic 24 hours ago are no longer visible on the Live Map page. However, a search by name does show the two vessels, reported yesterday in the below post, to still be moored in the harbor.
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IMMEDREL///NAVCOMPAC//CD@TACNET//VIA//CMD/COC//JC//URGENT "...two other US Navy vessels are in the same harbor..." (The Galley)--Operational but the crew down with the virus, the USS Theodore Roosevelt put into port in Guam and is expected to stay at anchor for awhile until the entire crew has been tested; The Navy says an outbreak of coronavirus aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific has forced it to divert to Guam, where all 5,000 aboard will undergo testing.
Independent search of the two vessels, the USNS Lorenzen and USNS Rappahannock, result in their still appearing to be moored in the harbor The two ships moored yesterday have somehow mysteriously disappeared from the satellite positioning system or their tracking devices were deliberately turned off to escape detection.
With concern is the particular vessel, the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen, IMO 9416680, classified as "auxiliary" but from its appearance may well be an intelligence ship. Note also the USNS Lorenzen was recently at the Yokohama port in Japan, the same location as the ill fated "germ boat" cruise ship the Diamond Princess.
Sources:
MT Live Map, https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:144.669/centery:13.429/zoom:15
USNS Lorenzen, https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:457683/zoom:13
USNS Rappahannock, https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:453691/zoom:14
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