Aegis destroyer collides with small boat

Aegis destroyer collides with small boat

KATSUURA, Japan - A fisherman (L) hands a jacket worn by missing fisherman Haruo Kichisei to one of Kichisei's relatives (R) after it was found at a marine accident site. Kichisei and his son remain missing after a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer equipped with the advanced Aegis radar system collided with a small fishing boat they were working on in the Pacific off the coast of Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19. The boat capsized.

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