73rd anniv. of Tsushima Maru sinking

73rd anniv. of Tsushima Maru sinking

Survivors and bereaved relatives attend a ceremony in Naha, in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa, on Aug. 22, 2017, to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the sinking of the transport ship Tsushima Maru, which was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine. The attack killed nearly 1,500 people on board. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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