One Sailor Missing as Japanese Minesweeper Catches Fire and Capsizes
A Sugashima-class mine clearance vessel, the JS Ukushima, experienced a fire in the engine room on the morning of Nov. 10 off Oshima island, near the Fukuoka Prefecture, while it was preparing for a drill with the U.S. Navy. The exercise was subsequently canceled. In a tragic incident, one sailor of the JMSDF (Japan Maritime […]
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