Off the southwest coast of Japan, a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper sank after catching fire the day before.

JS Ukushima, a Sugashima-class minesweeper assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, reported that its engine room caught fire to the country's coast guard while sailing off the island of ...

Off the southwest coast of Japan, a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper sank after catching fire the previous day.

The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (MSDF) minesweeper Ukushima has sunk after experiencing a persistent engine fire, ...

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A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force minesweeper that caught fire in waters off the country's southwestern coast capsized ...

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TOKYO (Reuters) - A fire broke out on a Japanese Self-Defence Forces ship on Sunday, with national broadcaster NHK reporting that one crew member was hospitalised due to smoke inhalation.