 For the next two or so weeks there would be significantly less action for Vorse and VF-6.With "Lexington" sunk at Coral Sea and "Yorktown" lost at Midway, Fletcher sought to protect his aircraft carriers as best he could.On 10 August, TF 61 moved south for refueling and thereafter remained in the vicinity of the Solomons, adhering to coordinates that would keep it out of range of Japanese pilots stationed at Rabaul.