▁officers ▁in ▁his ▁chain ▁of ▁command , ▁including ▁his ▁direct ▁superior , ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁Baker , ▁and ▁was ▁copied ▁to ▁seven ▁capt ains ▁- ▁five ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁Ro ose vel t , ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁of ▁whom ▁were ▁executive ▁assist ants ▁to ▁the ▁adm ir als . ▁The ▁letter ▁was ▁le aked ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Chron icle , ▁which ▁published ▁it ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁Rel ieving ▁Cro z ier ▁of ▁command ▁and ▁after math ▁On ▁ 2 ▁April , ▁acting ▁Navy ▁Secretary ▁Thomas ▁Mod ly ▁rel ieved ▁Cro z ier ▁of ▁his ▁command ▁for ▁sending ▁the ▁request ▁for ▁assistance ▁over ▁non - secure ▁email ▁to ▁a ▁" bro ad ▁array ▁of ▁people " ▁rather ▁than ▁up ▁the ▁chain ▁of ▁command , ▁adding ▁that ▁Cro z ier ▁" allowed ▁the ▁complexity ▁of ▁the ▁challenge ▁of ▁the ▁COVID ▁break out ▁on ▁the ▁ship ▁to ▁over wh elm ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁act ▁profession ally ". ▁Cro z ier ▁will ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁Navy ▁and ▁retain ▁his ▁rank . ▁As ▁Cro z ier ▁dis emb ark ed , ▁sail ors ▁were ▁seen ▁chant ing ▁" Cap - tain ▁Cro - z ier " ▁in ▁a ▁video ▁posted ▁to ▁Twitter ▁ca ption ed ▁" W rong fully ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁command ▁but ▁did ▁right ▁by ▁the ▁sail ors ." ▁ ▁Mod ly ▁claimed ▁that ▁ ▁Cro z ier ▁had ▁sent ▁a ▁" blast ▁out ▁email ▁to ▁anybody ▁who ▁he ▁knows ▁about ▁the ▁situation " ▁and ▁even ▁" cop