MSDF ship leaves Japan to resume refueling mission

MSDF ship leaves Japan to resume refueling mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 4,550-ton Murasame, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, leaves its Yokosuka base, south of Tokyo, on Jan. 24 for the Indian Ocean to resume the antiterrorism refueling mission, as relatives of its crew members see them off. The ship will restart the mission together with the support ship Oumi next month after a three-month hiatus. (Kyodo)

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