I haven't read the article mentioned above so I can't speak to that but I can speak a little bit on how I feel.
In any position of military leadership there are priorities and they are not hard to figure out: mission, men, self.
His mission and the mission of the Roosevelt is deterrence. China has designs on more than a few islands in the TR area of operations and one of the reasons the TR is there to help keep China from attempting to intimidate their Asian neighbors and walk away with resources that they don't own.
On Mar 31, the TR had 100 men who had tested positive for the Chinese Flu. No deaths, no serious cases. He has confided to some of his friends, he had tested positive for the flu. Before that date and after that date, I'm sure submitted a Personnel Status up and down his chain of command every day. His immediate boss was right there aboard the TR. He had his opinions, but he couldn't accept that HIS opinions were either irrelevant or not beyond his ability to handle.
His mission was to DETER bad acts by our enemies. What he did by trying to undermine the chain and disclosing his email assessment of his ships status to 20+ recipients who did not have a need-to-know was to notify and encourage bad acts by our enemies. He sent 20+ emails with the reasonable expectation the contents of the email would be leaked. He violated OPSEC. He provided China with a window of time to exploit a vulnerability.
Yes, he may have been concerned about the health of his men, but nowhere does it say you can override the commander of your battle group if the seas get rough or if your complement of men isn't 100% the picture of health.
He is an embarrassment to the Navy and all military leaders.
IMO an immediate retirement should be forcefully encouraged. I am sure he will be back in another career before his cover hits the deck.
bob
Now I will read the article and see if it changes my mind.
eta: I read it. I seem to agree.