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Mutsure Island
Mutsure Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Mutsure Island is an island due west of Shimonoseki in the Sea of Japan. On March 20, 2024, nine people were killed when a South Korean-registered tanker Keoyoung Sun laden with 980 tons of acrylic acid capsized off the island.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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