110825-N-NW885-013 NORFOLK (Aug. 25, 2011) Pier 5 at Naval Station Norfolk is empty after 27 Navy ships departed the base ahead of Hurricane Irene. Vice Adm. Daniel Holloway, commander of 2nd Fleet, ordered all ships in the Hampton Roads area to set Sortie Condition Alpha. Ships in the area are departing early Thursday morning, Aug. 25. Irene's current track indicates it will pass off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts late Saturday as a Category 3 hurricane. ( Navy photo by Ensign Elizabeth Williams/Released) US Navy 110825-N-NW885-013 Pier 5 at Naval Station Norfolk is empt


110825-N-NW885-013 NORFOLK (Aug. 25, 2011) Pier 5 at Naval Station Norfolk is empty after 27 Navy ships departed the base ahead of Hurricane Irene. Vice Adm. Daniel Holloway, commander of 2nd Fleet, ordered all ships in the Hampton Roads area to set Sortie Condition Alpha. Ships in the area are departing early Thursday morning, Aug. 25. Irene's current track indicates it will pass off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts late Saturday as a Category 3 hurricane. ( Navy photo by Ensign Elizabeth Williams/Released) US Navy 110825-N-NW885-013 Pier 5 at Naval Station Norfolk is empty after 27 Navy ships departed the base ahead of Hurricane Irene


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