U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk leaves Yokosuka with MSDF escort

U.S. carrier Kitty Hawk leaves Yokosuka with MSDF escort

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk sails in the Uraga Channel in the Gulf of Tokyo on Sept. 21 after leaving its home port of Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture in an apparent reaction to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. It is believed the Kitty Hawk is heading for the Indian Ocean. Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force ship (2nd from L) and a U.S. vessel (L) escorted the aircraft carrier.

Largest unit of floating airport enters Tokyo Bay

Largest unit of floating airport enters Tokyo Bay

The largest piece of a giant floating steel sheet enters Tokyo Bay on July 3, pulled by tugboats. The steel sheet will be used for construction of a huge floating airport. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the Uraga Channel off Kannonzaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo, on the morning of July 3.

Largest unit of floating airport enters Tokyo Bay

Largest unit of floating airport enters Tokyo Bay

The largest piece of a giant floating steel sheet enters Tokyo Bay on July 3, pulled by tugboats. The steel sheet will be used for construction of a huge floating airport. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the Uraga Channel off Kannonzaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo, on the morning of July 3.

Largest unit of floating airport enters Tokyo Bay

Largest unit of floating airport enters Tokyo Bay

The largest piece of a giant floating steel sheet enters Tokyo Bay on July 3, pulled by tugboats. The steel sheet will be used for construction of a huge floating airport. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the Uraga Channel off Kannonzaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, just south of Tokyo, on the morning of July 3.