Japanese Icebreaker Shirase Reaches Showa Station in Antarctica
Showa Station, Antarctica, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrived at Showa Station, Japan's Antarctic research base, on Tuesday. The Shirase berthed at a point about 120 meters off East Ongul Island, where Showa Station is located, at 9:44 a.m. local time. The voyage took about 40 days. The ship left the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Yokosuka base in Kanag...
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Showa Station, Antarctica, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrived at Showa Station, Japan's Antarctic research base, on Tuesday. The Shirase berthed at a point about 120 meters off East Ongul Island, where Showa Station is located, at 9:44 a.m. local time. The voyage took about 40 days. The ship left the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Yokosuka base in Kanag...
