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SDF sailors acquitted over fatal destroyer collision

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mitsuo Kichisei, a younger brother of a fisherman who died in a maritime collision, weeps at a press conference in Yokohama on May 11, 2011. The Yokohama District Court in Kanagawa Prefecture on the same day acquitted two Maritime Self-Defense Force members of charges including professional negligence resulting in death over the 2008 collision between an MSDF destroyer and a fishing boat off Chiba Prefecture that killed two fishermen.

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Fukuda apologizes to family of 2 missing fishermen

KATSUURA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L front) calls on family members of two missing fishermen in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on March 2 over the Feb. 19 collision between an Aegis-equipped destroyer and their fishing boat to apologize for the incident. The relatives say Fukuda was moved to tears seeing the photos of Haruo Kichisei, 58, and his son Tetsuhiro, 23, whose bodies have not been found.

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Fukuda apologizes to family of 2 missing fishermen

KATSUURA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L front) calls on family members of two missing fishermen in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on March 2 over the Feb. 19 collision between an Aegis-equipped destroyer and their fishing boat to apologize for the incident. The relatives say Fukuda was moved to tears seeing the photos of Haruo Kichisei, 58, and his son Tetsuhiro, 23, whose bodies have not been found.

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Relatives of missing fishermen visit accident site

CHIBA, Japan - The families and relatives of two fishermen, who went missing after their boat collided with a Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis-equipped destroyer, visit the accident site in the Pacific off Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 23. Some 30 relatives of Haruo Kichisei, 58, and his 23-year-old son Tetsuhiro of the 7.3-ton Seitoku Maru visited the site.

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Search continues for missing fishermen

KATSUURA, Japan - Friends and relatives of Haruo Kichisei, 58, and his son Tetsuhito, 23, who went missing Feb. 19 after their fishing boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer, gather at the Kawatsu fishing port in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Feb. 20 to pray for their safe return. The Japan Coast Guard continued searching for the pair in the Pacific off the Chiba coast Feb. 20.

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Aegis destroyer collides with small boat

KATSUURA, Japan - A fisherman (L) hands a jacket worn by missing fisherman Haruo Kichisei to one of Kichisei's relatives (R) after it was found at a marine accident site. Kichisei and his son remain missing after a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer equipped with the advanced Aegis radar system collided with a small fishing boat they were working on in the Pacific off the coast of Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19. The boat capsized.

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MSDF Aegis destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen missing

KATSUURA, Japan - Women pray for fishermen Haruo Kichisei and his son Tetsuhiro, who went missing after a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer with the advanced Aegis radar system collided with the small fishing boat they were working on Feb. 19 in the Pacific off the coast of Chiba Prefecture. The boat capsized.

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Fukuda apologizes to family of 2 missing fishermen

KATSUURA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L front) calls on family members of two missing fishermen in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on March 2 over the Feb. 19 collision between an Aegis-equipped destroyer and their fishing boat to apologize for the incident. The relatives say Fukuda was moved to tears seeing the photos of Haruo Kichisei, 58, and his son Tetsuhiro, 23, whose bodies have not been found. (Kyodo)

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Fukuda apologizes to family of 2 missing fishermen

KATSUURA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L front) calls on family members of two missing fishermen in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on March 2 over the Feb. 19 collision between an Aegis-equipped destroyer and their fishing boat to apologize for the incident. The relatives say Fukuda was moved to tears seeing the photos of Haruo Kichisei, 58, and his son Tetsuhiro, 23, whose bodies have not been found. (Kyodo)

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Relatives of missing fishermen visit accident site

CHIBA, Japan - The families and relatives of two fishermen, who went missing after their boat collided with a Maritime Self-Defense Force Aegis-equipped destroyer, visit the accident site in the Pacific off Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 23. Some 30 relatives of Haruo Kichisei, 58, and his 23-year-old son Tetsuhiro of the 7.3-ton Seitoku Maru visited the site. (Kyodo)

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Search continues for missing fishermen

KATSUURA, Japan - Friends and relatives of Haruo Kichisei, 58, and his son Tetsuhito, 23, who went missing Feb. 19 after their fishing boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer, gather at the Kawatsu fishing port in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, Feb. 20 to pray for their safe return. The Japan Coast Guard continued searching for the pair in the Pacific off the Chiba coast Feb. 20. (Kyodo)

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Aegis destroyer collides with small boat

KATSUURA, Japan - A fisherman (L) hands a jacket worn by missing fisherman Haruo Kichisei to one of Kichisei's relatives (R) after it was found at a marine accident site. Kichisei and his son remain missing after a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer equipped with the advanced Aegis radar system collided with a small fishing boat they were working on in the Pacific off the coast of Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 19. The boat capsized. (Kyodo)

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MSDF Aegis destroyer collides with fishing boat, 2 fishermen mis

KATSUURA, Japan - Women pray for fishermen Haruo Kichisei and his son Tetsuhiro, who went missing after a Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer with the advanced Aegis radar system collided with the small fishing boat they were working on Feb. 19 in the Pacific off the coast of Chiba Prefecture. The boat capsized. (Kyodo)

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SDF sailors acquitted over fatal destroyer collision

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mitsuo Kichisei, a younger brother of a fisherman who died in a maritime collision, weeps at a press conference in Yokohama on May 11, 2011. The Yokohama District Court in Kanagawa Prefecture on the same day acquitted two Maritime Self-Defense Force members of charges including professional negligence resulting in death over the 2008 collision between an MSDF destroyer and a fishing boat off Chiba Prefecture that killed two fishermen. (Kyodo)