2 Japanese destroyers sent on antipiracy operations off Somalia

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Harusame sails off Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 6 after departing from its base there. The 4,550-ton Harusame, along with the 3,500-ton destroyer Amagiri which left its base in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, will take part in antipiracy operations off Somalia.

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