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[i]To the sound of horns and the calling of orders, the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid will slip its moorings on its Hudson River berth on Nov. 6 and sail once again on the morning tide. Not off to war this time, but just five nautical miles (nine killometers) down New York harbor to a dry dock, where the retired World War II veteran will spend two years undergoing what its owners call "refurbishment and restoration." It will be the ship's first voyage since it was saved from the scrap yard and turned into a museum in 1982.[/i]
[i]alk about boxing up your things for a move. On the Intrepid, they are literally shrink wrapping airplanes. It's all part of a plan to move the aircraft carrier to a new port to repair and refurbish it. Before it's anchors away for the Intrepid's restoration project, there is some unfinished business. Eric Boehm, aircraft restoration specialist: "By wrapping them up like this, something similar to what they do with large boats to transport them, we are hoping to preserve their appearance for the two years while we're closed."[/i]
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