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Downpour causes flood

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Muddy water turns the Kammon Strait brown in a photo taken over Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours.

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Cargo inspection drill

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard and customs authorities staged a joint drill simulating inspection of a ship suspected of carrying cargo linked with North Korea in the Kammon Strait on July 2, 2010.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff inspect the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu on Oct. 28, 2009. The vessel's bow was damaged in a collision with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff inspect the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu on Oct. 28, 2009. The vessel's bow was damaged in a collision with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama, whose 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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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama (front) and the South Korean container ship Carina Star (middle). The two vessels collided in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures the previous night. The Kammon Bridge is seen in the background.

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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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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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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the South Korean container ship Carina Star. Its right side was damaged in a collision with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka. 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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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama gets hosed down Oct. 28, 2009, as it caught fire after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The bow of the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is seen damaged after a collision with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009.

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Container after collision with destroyer

FUKUOKA, Japan - The South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star is seen after its collision with the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009.

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The bow of the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is seen damaged after a collision with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009.

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The bow of the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is seen damaged after a collision with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009.

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

FUKUOKA, Japan - The destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama gets hosed down Oct. 27, 2009, after it caught fire following a collision with the South Korean container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

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MSDF destroyer Kurama

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The destroyer was seriously damaged in a collision with a South Korean-registered container vessel in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009.

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S. Korean ferry, freighter collide in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The South Korean ferry Panstar Dream (in photo), carrying 347 passengers and crew members, collided with a South Korean cargo ship Nov. 3 in the Kammon Strait between Japan's Honshu and Kyushu islands, Japan Coast Guard officials said. No one was injured. Photo provided by the coast guard. (Kyodo)

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The bow of the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is seen damaged after a collision with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The bow of the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is seen damaged after a collision with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009. (Kyodo)

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MSDF destroyer Kurama

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. The destroyer was seriously damaged in a collision with a South Korean-registered container vessel in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

FUKUOKA, Japan - The destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama gets hosed down Oct. 27, 2009, after it caught fire following a collision with the South Korean container vessel Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Container after collision with destroyer

FUKUOKA, Japan - The South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star is seen after its collision with the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Kammon Strait in western Japan on Oct. 27, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka. 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. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the South Korean container ship Carina Star. Its right side was damaged in a collision with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff inspect the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu on Oct. 28, 2009. The vessel's bow was damaged in a collision with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama (front) and the South Korean container ship Carina Star (middle). The two vessels collided in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures the previous night. The Kammon Bridge is seen in the background. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama, whose 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. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama gets hosed down Oct. 28, 2009, as it caught fire after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff inspect the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu on Oct. 28, 2009. The vessel's bow was damaged in a collision with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Cargo inspection drill

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard and customs authorities staged a joint drill simulating inspection of a ship suspected of carrying cargo linked with North Korea in the Kammon Strait on July 2, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Downpour causes flood

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Muddy water turns the Kammon Strait brown in a photo taken over Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours. (Kyodo)