MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu. The vessel's bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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