Okinawan Seabed Survey For Relocating U.S. Air Station Gets Under Way

NAGO, JAPAN - AUGUST 18: The government's drilling survey designed to gather data essential for the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma starts in waters off the Henoko district, on August 18, 2014 in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. Some 20 Japan Coast Guard vessels were deployed to restricted waters to keep out protesters on the first day of the seabed study to help relocate a U.S. military air station. (Photo by The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)