Navy’s stealth vessel intrigues almost as much as pollen The US Navy’s M80 Stiletto stealth vessel traveled across the Pamlico and Albemarle sounds last week. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO Dennis Forney April 23, 2021 This 2006 public domain photograph by Photographer's Mate Airman Damien Horvath, U.S. Navy, shows the M80 Stiletto during a Navy SEALs training exercise. Text by the USN: "Sailors assigned to Naval Special Clearance Team One (NSCT-1) prepare to enter the well deck aboard experimental boat ship Stiletto.” Clouds of green pollen fill a Delmarva pine woods this week. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO We live in a waterfront community, so it’s no surprise that last week’s column about Norfolk, its aircraft carriers and the experimental Navy vessel we encountered during our boat travels between Charleston and Annapolis generated quite a bit of interest.