Submerged concrete blocks off Henoko in Okinawa

Photo taken on Feb. 20, 2015, shows submerged large concrete blocks on the seabed off the District of Henoko in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in preparation for a seabed-boring survey. The Okinawa prefectural government will conduct an underwater survey of the prospective site to be reclaimed for a new U.S. Marine Corps base from Feb. 24 following a claim by a citizens' group that the concrete blocks may be damaging coral reefs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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