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Topic - Yokosuka

is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. - Source: Wikipedia

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People wave flags to a P3C aircraft during its departure ceremony, in JMSDF Naha base, Naha, southern Japan, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. Two P3C aircrafts were dispatched to the Middle East, to make it the first of Japanese troop deployment to protect Middle East waterways and to ensure Japanese oil tankers’ safety. (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP)

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In this photo released by Japan's Defense Ministry, an injured USS Fitzgerald personnel is carried by U.S. military personnel, left, and Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force members upon arriving to the U.S. Naval base in Yokosuka, southwest of Tokyo, after the U.S. destroyer collided with the Philippine-registered container ship ACX Crystal in the waters off the Izu Peninsula Saturday, June 17, 2017. Seven Navy sailors were missing and at least two, including the captain, were injured after the collision off the coast of Japan before dawn Saturday, the U.S. Navy and Japanese coast guard reported. (Japan's Defense Ministry via AP)

The Latest: US Navy says bodies of sailors found on ship

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In this March 7, 2017, the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) launches a missile from the aft missile deck during Multisail 17, a training exercise designed to improve interoperability between the U.S. and Japanese forces, in the Philippine Sea. The U.S. Navy destroyer has collided with a merchant ship off the coast of Japan, the U.S. military said, and there have been injuries. In a brief written statement, the U.S. Pacific Fleet in Hawaii said the Navy has requested assistance from the Japanese Coast Guard. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William McCann/U.S. Navy via AP)

The Latest: Navy says flooding stabilized after collision

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