A file photo of Kurobe. The vessel has been slightly damaged after an accident on 22 March 2022. (Hachiro Nakai)

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF's) sole Kurobe-class anti-air training vessel has been slightly damaged after it struck a navigation marker while navigating in waters off Shimonoseki.

Janes has been informed by a source close to the matter that the vessel was navigating through a stretch of the Shimonoseki Strait, known as the Kanmon Passage, on 22 March when it encountered an unexpected tidal current at about 0630 h local time.

The current caused the vessel to veer off its intended course, causing the ship to strike a navigational marker known as Buoy 35 in the Kanmon Passage. Kurobe was subsequently moored in a quarantine anchorage off Hesaki where it underwent damage inspections, said the source.

In response to questions from Janes , the Japanese defence ministry described the damage sustained by Kurobe

A file photo of Kurobe. The vessel has been slightly damaged after an accident on 22 March 2022. (Hachiro Nakai)

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF's) sole Kurobe-class anti-air training vessel has been slightly damaged after it struck a navigation marker while navigating in waters off Shimonoseki.

Janes has been informed by a source close to the matter that the vessel was navigating through a stretch of the Shimonoseki Strait, known as the Kanmon Passage, on 22 March when it encountered an unexpected tidal current at about 0630 h local time.

The current caused the vessel to veer off its intended course, causing the ship to strike a navigational marker known as Buoy 35 in the Kanmon Passage. Kurobe was subsequently moored in a quarantine anchorage off Hesaki where it underwent damage inspections, said the source.

In response to questions from Janes , the Japanese defence ministry described the damage sustained by Kurobe

A file photo of Kurobe. The vessel has been slightly damaged after an accident on 22 March 2022. (Hachiro Nakai)

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF's) sole Kurobe-class anti-air training vessel has been slightly damaged after it struck a navigation marker while navigating in waters off Shimonoseki.

Janes has been informed by a source close to the matter that the vessel was navigating through a stretch of the Shimonoseki Strait, known as the Kanmon Passage, on 22 March when it encountered an unexpected tidal current at about 0630 h local time.

The current caused the vessel to veer off its intended course, causing the ship to strike a navigational marker known as Buoy 35 in the Kanmon Passage. Kurobe was subsequently moored in a quarantine anchorage off Hesaki where it underwent damage inspections, said the source.

In response to questions from Janes , the Japanese defence ministry described the damage sustained by Kurobe

A file photo of Kurobe. The vessel has been slightly damaged after an accident on 22 March 2022. (Hachiro Nakai)

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF's) sole Kurobe-class anti-air training vessel has been slightly damaged after it struck a navigation marker while navigating in waters off Shimonoseki.

Janes has been informed by a source close to the matter that the vessel was navigating through a stretch of the Shimonoseki Strait, known as the Kanmon Passage, on 22 March when it encountered an unexpected tidal current at about 0630 h local time.

The current caused the vessel to veer off its intended course, causing the ship to strike a navigational marker known as Buoy 35 in the Kanmon Passage. Kurobe was subsequently moored in a quarantine anchorage off Hesaki where it underwent damage inspections, said the source.

In response to questions from Janes , the Japanese defence ministry described the damage sustained by Kurobe

A file photo of Kurobe. The vessel has been slightly damaged after an accident on 22 March 2022. (Hachiro Nakai)

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF's) sole Kurobe-class anti-air training vessel has been slightly damaged after it struck a navigation marker while navigating in waters off Shimonoseki.

Janes has been informed by a source close to the matter that the vessel was navigating through a stretch of the Shimonoseki Strait, known as the Kanmon Passage, on 22 March when it encountered an unexpected tidal current at about 0630 h local time.

The current caused the vessel to veer off its intended course, causing the ship to strike a navigational marker known as Buoy 35 in the Kanmon Passage. Kurobe was subsequently moored in a quarantine anchorage off Hesaki where it underwent damage inspections, said the source.

In response to questions from Janes , the Japanese defence ministry described the damage sustained by Kurobe

A file photo of Kurobe. The vessel has been slightly damaged after an accident on 22 March 2022. (Hachiro Nakai)

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's (JMSDF's) sole Kurobe-class anti-air training vessel has been slightly damaged after it struck a navigation marker while navigating in waters off Shimonoseki.

Janes has been informed by a source close to the matter that the vessel was navigating through a stretch of the Shimonoseki Strait, known as the Kanmon Passage, on 22 March when it encountered an unexpected tidal current at about 0630 h local time.

The current caused the vessel to veer off its intended course, causing the ship to strike a navigational marker known as Buoy 35 in the Kanmon Passage. Kurobe was subsequently moored in a quarantine anchorage off Hesaki where it underwent damage inspections, said the source.

In response to questions from Janes , the Japanese defence ministry described the damage sustained by Kurobe