Japanese sub rescue ship heads for Hawaii

Japanese sub rescue ship heads for Hawaii

KURE, Japan - The submarine rescue ship Chihaya leaves the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, for Hawaii on Aug. 10 to take part in salvaging the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru, which sank in waters off Hawaii in February after colliding with a surfacing U.S. submarine. The ship carries 130 MSDF personnel.

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