Salvage ship heads for East China Sea to raise 'spy' ship

Salvage ship heads for East China Sea to raise 'spy' ship

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter, shows a salvage vessel cruising from Yokosuka port, southwest of Tokyo, on June 22 toward the East China Sea to raise an unidentified ship that sank there after a shoot-out with Japan Coast Guard patrol boats in December 2001. The 657-ton Shintatsu Maru carries an unmanned submersible vessel.

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