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Fire Hits U.S. Warship off Naval Facility in Okinawa

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Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–A fire broke out on a U.S. military vessel off the U.S. Navy’s White Beach facility in the city of Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Wednesday. According to local coast guards, the fire hit the 210-meter-long amphibious warship USS New Orleans. There were no reports of oil spills or injuries. At around 5 p.m., the 11th Regional Coast…

Fire Hits U.S. Warship off Naval Facility in Okinawa

Naha, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)–A fire broke out on a U.S. military vessel off the U.S. Navy’s White Beach facility in the city of Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Wednesday. According to local coast guards, the fire hit the 210-meter-long amphibious warship USS New Orleans. There were no reports of oil spills or injuries. At around 5 p.m., the 11th Regional Coast…

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