U.S. WWII minesweeper Emmons lies on Okinawa seabed

U.S. WWII minesweeper Emmons lies on Okinawa seabed

Photo taken on Aug. 17, 2015, shows the U.S. minesweeper Emmons on the floor of the sea about 3 km off Kouri Island in Nakijin, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan. According to U.S. military records, the warship was hit by five Japanese planes on suicide missions on April 6, 1945, leaving 60 sailors dead or missing. The ship was paralyzed and sunk by the U.S. side the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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