Japanese destroyer heads home after 3-month antipiracy mission

Japanese destroyer heads home after 3-month antipiracy mission

Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Sawagiri wave their hats from the deck to send off fellow MSDF destroyer Murasame (background) in Djibouti, eastern Africa, on July 30, 2015. Murasame was on its way back to Japan after completing a three-month antipiracy mission in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, east Africa. The duty is passed on to Sawagiri. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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