On July 12, with Apollo 11 still on the launch pad, Hornet departed Pearl Harbor for the recovery area in the central Pacific, in the vicinity of .
ˌɔn dʒuːlˈaɪ twˈɛlv, wɪð ɐpˈɑːloʊ ɪlˈɛvən stˈɪl ɔnðə lˈɑːntʃ pˈæd, hˈoːɹnɪt dᵻpˈɑːɹɾᵻd pˈɜːl hˈɑːɹbɚ fɚðə ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹi ˈɛɹiə ɪnðə sˈɛntɹəl pɐsˈɪfɪk, ɪnðə vɪsˈɪnᵻɾi ʌv .