Bullet-ridden section of Coast Guard patrol boat on nat'l tour

Bullet-ridden section of Coast Guard patrol boat on nat'l tour

TOKYO, Japan - A truck leaves the Japan Coast Guard's Tokyo headquarters July 17 carrying part of the patrol vessel Amamia, damaged in a gunbattle with a suspected North Korean spy ship last December. The piece from the vessel's outer pilothouse wall, spotted with bullet holes, will be exhibited in major cities in Japan.

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