Crew of Japanese icebreaker brace for pirate attacks

ABOARD THE SHIRASE, Pacific Ocean - Crew members aboard the Japanese icebreaker Shirase, bound for Antarctica, take precautionary measures against possible pirate attacks as it approaches Indonesian waters Nov. 18.

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