Yesterday, the went through with its plans to fire its cannons on the Ryou-un Maru, a Japanese ship that was sent out to sea last year by the that hit . The Ryou-un Maru has made a journey across the from , Japan to the and ended up about 180 miles from the shore. Coast Guard spokesman Paul Webb said sinking the vessel would be "less risky than it would be running into shore or running into [maritime] traffic". The plan was for a Coast Guard cutter to hole the Ryou-un Maru with fire from a range of several hundred feet, and let it sink. Prior to the sinking of the Ryou-un Maru , a fishing vessel claimed salvage rights. Webb said they would postpone their plans to sink the 164-foot Ryou-un Maru, to allow the 62-foot Bernice C to attempt to tow it; if the Canadians were not able to tow the abandoned vessel it would be sunk as planned. After arrival the Canadians learned they could not tow the vessel and the Coast Guard proceeded with their plans. An observed the sinking of the Ryou-un Maru and warned ships in the area of a "live fire exercise". A Coast Guard cutter firing a 25mm cannon sank the Ryou-un Maru, which had been scheduled to be scrapped prior to the 2011 tsunami.
Yesterday, the went through with its plans to fire its cannons on the Ryō Un Maru, a Japanese ship that was sent out to sea last year by the that hit . The Ryō Un Maru has made a journey across the from , Japan to the and ended up about 180 miles from the shore. Coast Guard spokesman Paul Webb said sinking the vessel would be "less risky than it would be running into shore or running into [maritime] traffic". The plan was for a Coast Guard cutter to hole the Ryou-un Maru with fire from a range of several hundred feet, and let it sink. Prior to the sinking of the , a fishing vessel claimed salvage rights. Webb said they would postpone their plans to sink the 164-foot Ryō Un Maru, to allow the 62-foot Bernice C to attempt to tow it; if the Canadians were not able to tow the abandoned vessel it would be sunk as planned. After arrival the Canadians learned they could not tow the vessel and the Coast Guard proceeded with their plans. An observed the sinking of the Ryō Un Maru and warned ships in the area of a "live fire exercise". Coast Guard cutter firing a 25mm cannon sank the Ryō Un Maru, which had been scheduled to be scrapped prior to the 2011 tsunami.
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Ryou-un
Ryō Un
R
Ryou-un
Ryō Un
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Ryou-un Maru
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Ryou-un
Ryō Un
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Ryou-un
Ryō Un
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Ryou-un
Ryō Un