Japan destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

Japan destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

TOKYO, Japan - The bow of the 15-meter long fishing boat Seitoku Maru drifts in the Pacific off Nojimazaki Cape in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19 after it split in two following the collision with Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago equipped with the high-tech Aegis defense system. The two crewmembers on the fishing boat went missing.

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