MSDF, coast guard conduct joint antipiracy exercise in Hiroshima

MSDF, coast guard conduct joint antipiracy exercise in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Takanami destroyer (top) approaches a coast guard patrol boat (below), which was playing the role of pirate ship in a drill off Hiroshima Prefecture on Feb. 20. Japan's MSDF and the Japan Coast Guard started a joint antipiracy exercise the same day at the MSDF's Kure base in the prefecture to prepare for a mission off Somalia to protect Japan-linked ships from pirates. (Kyodo)

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