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Suspicion raised over apparent inaction by destroyer before collision

Japan Coast Guard officials on Thursday continued investigations into the collision of the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Atago and a small fishing boat in the Pacific just off the coast of Japan, with focus now being placed on why the destroyer... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Fri, Feb 22 2008

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