09 February 2021
Three injured after JMSDF Soryu class collides with commercial ship
by Ridzwan Rahmat
Three personnel onboard a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Soryu-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) were injured after the boat collided with a commercial vessel in waters off Southern Japan on 8 February.
The Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, Katsunobu Kato, confirmed in a media conference on 9 February that the collision took place while the submarine was deployed on a routine training mission in the Japanese prefecture of Kochi. The submarine was in the process of surfacing at the time of the mishap, he added.
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