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...Sunday morning they were back on station in the central Mediterranean north of Libya: the carriers America and Coral Sea, 14 escort warships and two other support vessels. Once again, as in the clashes around the Gulf of Sidra three weeks ago, the flattops were prepared to launch their 160 fighters and bombers against targets in the desert country of Dictator Muammar Gaddafi. But this time there was no pretext that the exercise was to assert the right of free passage in international waters...
...Pentagon officially declined comment on the position of the Navy ships. But officials who requested anonymity said the carrier Coral Sea--its orders to return home canceled--had departed port in Malaga, Spain, early yesterday...
...Sixth Fleet now has the carrier America under way in the northern Mediterranean off the coast of Italy. The carrier Coral Sea, which had been expecting to sail for home shortly, was in port yesterday in Malaga, Spain, but sources said it might get under way as early as today...
Pentagon sources revealed on Tuesday the Coral Sea was preparing to leave port at Malaga, Spain, to conduct some routine operations in the western Mediterranean. After a brief period of operations, the sources said, the Coral Sea was supposed to set sail for the United States, having completed its normal six-month deployment...
Instead of departing Malaga, however, the Coral Sea was unexpectedly ordered to remain in port and at least temporarily to scrap its plans for a return home...