Fleet off for research whaling

Fleet off for research whaling

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - The Shonan Maru No. 2 leaves Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 28, 2012, as part of a fleet for research whaling in the Antarctic Sea.

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