Pieces of Osprey wreckage given to U.S. after crash off Japan

Pieces of wreckage from an Osprey military aircraft that crashed in waters off southwestern Japan were handed over to U.S. military Sunday, Japanese authorities said, as an around-the-clock search continued for seven missing crew members.The wreckage was collected by a ship from the 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Kagoshima Prefecture, and by fishermen from the town of Yakushima, after the tilt-rotor aircraft went down on Wednesday during a training exercise near the island town.The surrendering of the wreckage in accordance with the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement means it …READ FULL ARTICLE