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Day: March 11, 2011

Tsunami: Yahata Maru No. 35

Tsunami: Yahata Maru No. 35

Reports state that the fishing vessel 634 GT 420 GRT Yahata Maru No. 35 was in Kesennuma, Japan when the tsunami struck.  Seventeen crewmen were known to have survived and have left Japan for Indonesia on March 20, 2011.  No reports on where the vessel is located now.

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Tsunami: Kinei Maru No. 31

Tsunami: Kinei Maru No. 31

Reports state that the 221 dwt fishing vessel Kinei Maru No. 31 was in Kesennuma, Japan when the tsunami struck.  Eight crewmen were known to have survived and have left Japan for Indonesia on March 20, 2011.  No reports on where the vessel is located now.

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Tsunami: Research Vessel Damaged

Tsunami: Research Vessel Damaged

The 57,087 gt drill ship Chikyu was damaged by the tsunami while off Hachinohe, Japan. The vessel was doing research on earthquakes when the waves struck and damaged its navigation equipment and lost one of it’s six propulsion pods. There were 48 students aboard the Chikyu also. Luckily, none of the students were harmed and were safely evacuated later. The Chikyu is at anchor off Hachinohe.

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