Japan's MSDF destroyer collides with workboat in Yokosuka port
15/12/2008 17:12
A Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyer and a small workboat
collided today at Yokosuka port in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kyodo News reported,
citing the Japan Coast Guard (JCG).
No one was hurt in the collision, and no
fuel was leaked, said the report.
The accident occurred at about 8:30 am
(2330 GMT) when Shirane, a 5,200-ton destroyer, touched Honeimaru No. 6, a
9.1-ton workboat.
The MSDF said that Shirane was about to sail from its base
in the port for a one-day training exercise, while the workboat, according to
JCG, was sailing out for a diving operation.
Xinhua
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