Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Search continues for missing Japan SDF chopper

Submarine rescue ship Chihaya of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force searches in waters off Miyako Island in the southern prefecture of Okinawa on April 13, 2023, for a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went missing on April 6 with 10 people aboard.

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