Navy to widen carrier probe, delaying decision on commander

By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON — The Navy will conduct a wider investigation of circumstances surrounding the spread of the coronavirus aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, a move that effectively delays a decision on whether to reinstate the ship’s captain, who was fired after pleading for more urgent protection of his crew.
The investigation was announced Wednesday by James E. McPherson, the acting Navy secretary, who said in a brief written statemen