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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Repair crews have restarted the main engine of a Japanese whaling ship crippled by a fire a week ago near Antarctica, but the vessel has not yet moved under its own power, an official said Thursday.
The Nisshin Maru was stricken by a fire last Thursday that killed one crew member, burned out its main switchboards and engulfed its whale processing deck. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
The ship's engine was started overnight, said Glenn Inwood, spokesman for the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research.
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