member had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The sailor had been evacuated via air to Den Helder on 20 March 2020 after he began showing symptoms, and was quarantined at home when the test returned positive on 24 March. As a precaution, the ship broke off from its operation with the French carrier battle group led by Charles de Gaulle and returned to Zeebrugge on 27 March 2020, about a month earlier than planned. References External links Section of the website of the Belgian Ministry of Defence about the F930 Leopold I Homepage of Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman (in Dutch) some pictures of F930 on Kiel Canal 1988 ships Ships built in Vlissingen Karel Doorman-class frigates Karel Doorman-class frigates of the Belgian Navy Naval ships of Belgium Naval ships involved in the COVID-19 pandemic