Otaru
Americannoun
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The Suiso Frontier, the ship Granholm toured Friday as it was docked in the port of Otaru, is the world’s only liquefied hydrogen marine carrier.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
In the north, the 184-passenger Hanseatic from Hapag Lloyd will ship out for coastal Siberia in May on a 17-day trip from Shanghai to Otaru, Japan.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2014
Miyoshi's rehearsals began in the green hill town of Otaru, on the big northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, high above Otaru Bay.
From Time Magazine Archive
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After V-J day, when American ships appeared in Otaru Bay, things began to look up again.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Dazzled by its blinding brilliance, our people could not see where they were going; and instead of reaching her appointed station in the harbour, the Otaru dashed at full speed upon the rocks.
From Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War by Lumley, Savile
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