The Ehime-maru, a Japanese fishing vessel, was hit by a US submarine Greenville about 18km off Honolulu, Hawaii on Feb. 9, 2001. Soon after the collision, Ehime-maru went down the water. There were 35 people on board in the Ehime-maru (Captain Hisao Onishi), but nine of them are missing and presumed dead. The Ehime Maru was during a training voyage for students of the Uwajima Fisheries High School. Uwajima-city is located on the west coast of Shikoku island in Japan.
More about this accident:
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Tragedy at Sea
from About Guide to Hawaii/Pacific for Visitors
