2nd salvage vessel heads to E. China Sea to raise 'spy' ship

2nd salvage vessel heads to E. China Sea to raise 'spy' ship

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The salvage ship Shinyo Maru leaves a port of the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima on June 24 to join an operation to raise an unidentified ship that sank in the East China Sea after a shoot-out with Japanese Coast Guard vessels last December. The Sinyo Maru, loaded with a manned submersible vessel, is the second salvage ship to be sent to the East China Sea.

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