Replenishment ship leaves for Indian Ocean on antiterror mission

Replenishment ship leaves for Indian Ocean on antiterror mission

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Family members of crewmen bid farewell as the 8,150-ton replenishment ship Tokiwa of the Maritime Self-Defense Force sets sail from its home port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 14 for a new round of antiterrorism mission in the Indian Ocean.

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