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Friday, August 26, 2011
Navy sorties dozens of ships ahead of Irene
With powerful Hurricane Irene still on a weekend collision course with Hampton Roads, Va., the Navy sortied 27 ships and subs out of the huge Norfolk naval complex Thursday and, far to the north, took the rare step of sending four subs to sea from berths in Groton, Conn.
In addition, more than 200 aircraft had either sortied or were preparing to do so, Naval Air Force Atlantic announced Thursday evening. The sorties reflect the Navy’s concern about the striking power and track of the storm, a major hurricane forecast to lash the southern coast of North Carolina with tropical storm-force winds beginning late Friday, followed by hurricane-force winds.
A hurricane warning is posted for an area stretching from the North Carolina coast to the Virginia border.
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