TOKYO -- Japan plans to build a new research support ship capable of carrying multiple deep-sea probe vehicles to look for rare earths and other marine resources.
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Japan to build new survey ship to hunt for deep-sea rare earths
Vessel will carry multiple survey vehicles, reducing research costs
Japan's current research mother ship, the Yokosuka, is aging and can carry only one probe. (Photo by Dai Kuwamura)
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