Navy orders sortie ahead of Hurricane Lane

By Justin Katz / August 22, 2018 at 3:23 PM

The Navy announced today that some Hawaii-based ships and submarines have begun to sortie in preparation for Hurricane Lane.

"Based on the current track of the storm, we made the decision to begin to sortie the Pearl Harbor-based ships," Rear Adm. Brian Fort, Naval Surface Group Middle Pacific commander, said. "This allows the ships enough time to transit safely out of the path of the storm."

Ships that sortie will be positioned to help respond after the storm, the statement added.

Some vessels will not go underway due to maintenance availabilities, and those ships will take extra precaution to avoid damage, according to the statement.

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