Divers clean sea in tsunami-hit Ofunato

Divers clean sea in tsunami-hit Ofunato

OFUNATO, Japan - A scuba diver retrieves ropes and fishing equipment which were swept into the sea by the March 11 quake-triggered tsunami, from the seabed off a fishing port in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on June 15, 2011. Divers are helping remove rubble which has been swept into the sea by the disaster.

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