U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk leaves Yokosuka with MSDF escort

U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk leaves Yokosuka with MSDF escort

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sails in the Uraga Channel in the Gulf of Tokyo on Sept. 21 after leaving its home port of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture in an apparent reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. It is believed the Kitty Hawk is heading for the Indian Ocean. Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force ship (2nd from L) and a U.S. vessel (L) escorted the aircraft carrier.

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