▁aircraft ▁car rier ▁largely ▁ev acu ated , ▁with ▁a ▁ske leton ▁crew ▁to ▁remain ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁vessel ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁nuclear ▁re actor , ▁the ▁fire - f ight ing ▁equipment , ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁gal ley , ▁and ▁a ▁dis in fection ▁crew . ▁About ▁a ▁thousand ▁sail ors ▁were ▁moved ▁off ▁the ▁ship , ▁partly ▁to ▁Naval ▁Base ▁Gu am , ▁and ▁ 1 , 7 0 0 ▁hotel ▁rooms ▁were ▁book ed ▁on ▁Gu am ▁for ▁TR ▁sail ors . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 ▁April , ▁acting ▁Navy ▁Secretary ▁Thomas ▁Mod ly ▁rel ieved ▁Cro z ier ▁of ▁his ▁command . ▁According ▁to ▁Mod ly , ▁Cro z ier ▁had ▁sent ▁the ▁letter ▁to ▁" 2 0 ▁or ▁ 3 0 ▁people " ▁and ▁had ▁gone ▁outside ▁his ▁chain ▁of ▁command . ▁However , ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁true , ▁because ▁Cro z ier ▁had ▁addressed ▁and ▁sent ▁the ▁letter ▁directly ▁to ▁his ▁superior , ▁Admir al ▁Baker . ▁ ▁On ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁Navy ▁confirmed ▁that ▁ 1 5 5 ▁sail ors ▁had ▁been ▁inf ected ▁and ▁that ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 ▁sail ors ▁had ▁been ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁ship , ▁a ▁lower ▁number ▁than ▁the ▁Navy ▁had ▁project ed ▁several ▁days ▁earlier . ▁A ▁closed ▁social ▁media ▁group ▁provided ▁communication ▁while ▁in ▁quar antine . ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 – 5 ▁April , ▁Mod ly ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Gu am ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁ship ▁in