Captain says he knowingly risked career with virus warning

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The dismissed captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier knew he was jeopardizing his military career when he sent a now-famous email warning of possible sailor deaths due to a coronavirus breakout on board. But Capt. Brett Crozier said in a witness statement obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle that he wanted to avoid a larger catastrophe amid a bureaucratic logjam. The statement was recorded as part of the Navy’s investigation into the March outbreak aboard the