Japan, S. Korea hold joint maritime rescue, cleanup drill

Japan, S. Korea hold joint maritime rescue, cleanup drill

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Coast guard officials of Japan (R) and South Korea (L) on Sept. 7 prepare to conduct a joint drill off the coast of Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, later in the day. In a mock collision involving a 1,000-ton tanker, members of the Japan Coast Guard and the Korea National Maritime Police Agency simulated rescuing the crew of the ship from the ocean and recovering some 500 kiloliters of crude oil that leaked from the tanker.

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