Word: corals
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...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...
...challenge to Gaddafi is "inevitable." As President Reagan told TIME last week, "Some ships and planes will cross that line," and "anytime our men are fired upon, we fire back." And now the Navy is better prepared for whatever might follow. It has three carriers in the area: the Coral Sea, the Saratoga and the America. Together, they can launch nearly 200 of the best U.S. fighters and attack bombers...