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US fleet commander to be removed after Pacific warship collisions

The commander of the US Navy's 7th Fleet is to be removed after a series of warship accidents in the Pacific, two of them fatal, officials have confirmed.

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Bodies found in search of US destroyer damaged in collision

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US destroyer arrives back at port amid search for seven sailors after collision with container ship

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CIA chief visits South Korea after latest missile test raises tension

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Fishermen missing after destroyer slices boat in two

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Britain joins ship interception drills

US sends missile destroyer to Japan amid tensions

A new top-of-the-line US guided missile destroyer with missile-tracking radar was deployed to Japan today, as tensions mounted over neighbouring North Korea’s recent missile tests.

Sat, 08 Jul, 2006

Nine young people die in suicide pacts

POLICE found the bodies of seven young people in a van outside Tokyo yesterday in what was believed to be Japan’s biggest-ever group suicide.

Wed, 13 Oct, 2004

Third US aircraft carrier moves in Gulf

A third US aircraft carrier is now within striking distance of Iraq, joining the Constellation and the Harry S Truman, and a fourth will head there soon, the pentagon said today

Mon, 03 Feb, 2003

US warships return from duty in war against terror

Three US warships that left Japan to support the war against terrorism are returning to their home port near Tokyo.

Wed, 12 Dec, 2001

US naval ships leave Japan

Two more warships have set sail from a US base in Japan.

Mon, 17 Sep, 2001