Fire hits Japanese whaling ship in Antarctica, 1 missing: report
SYDNEY, Australia - A fire broke out on Feb. 15 on a Japanese whaling ship, the Nisshin Maru (file photo taken in September 1996 at Tokyo's Oi pier), in Antarctic waters, leaving one person missing, local media reported. The 8,030-ton ship is part of an Institute of Cetacean Research fleet the Japanese government has tasked with undertaking what it calls research whaling. (Kyodo)
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