File photo two SH-60K anti-submarine helicopters on the flight deck of Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) in the foreground. (AP)
A Japanese submarine and a private ship were involved in a crash off the Pacific coast on Monday and three of the submarine’s crew suffered minor injuries and it was slightly damaged but still able to sail, government officials said.
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The submarine, operated by the Maritime Self-Defense Force, as Japan’s navy is known, and the ship crashed off Kochi prefecture in southern Japan, chief cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a regular news conference.
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Kato, quoting the Coast Guard, said that there was no damage to the private ship.
Authorities were looking into details, such as the type of the ship and in which country it was registered, Kato said.
The Maritime Self-Defense Force said three crew members on the submarine suffered minor injuries and the vessel’s mast was damaged but not enough to hinder its ability to sail.
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