Salvage ship Rockwater 2 prepares for operation

Salvage ship Rockwater 2 prepares for operation

HONOLULU, United States - The Rockwater 2, a ship contracted by the U.S. Navy to salvage the sunken Japanese high school fisheries training vessel Ehime Maru, is being loaded at Honolulu port on Aug. 6 ahead of departure for the accident site on Aug 7.

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