THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 17, 2021 at 17:50 JST
The Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Soryu is seen off Kochi Port on Feb. 9 after it collided with a private foreign cargo ship in waters south of Kochi Prefecture the day before. (Ryo Ikeda)
The Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Soryu's failure to detect a cargo ship in time to avoid slamming into it while surfacing was likely due to the crew not checking a blind spot in its sonar, investigative sources said. [Read More]
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