Suspicion raised over apparent inaction by destroyer before collision

Suspicion raised over apparent inaction by destroyer before collision

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officials prepare to go on board the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago berthed at the MSDF Yokosuka Base, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 21 for investigations into the Feb. 18 collision between the Aegis advanced defense system-equipped vessel and the fishing boat Seitoku Maru in the Pacific just off the coast of Chiba Prefecture.

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