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The warship, which is supposed to be deployed with the Ike's carrier strike group, got underway last weekend after repairing a leaky fuel tank, only to suffer another leak.
Some crew members of the fast-attack sub Connecticut allege they dealt with bedbugs throughout most of 2020, but Navy officials say the issue wasn't reported until December.