Ehime Maru captain returns to Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Hisao Onishi (C), captain of the 499-ton Ehime Maru which was sunk by the U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Greeneville off Hawaii on Feb. 9 arrived at Kansai airport from Honolulu on Feb. 24. Onishi is last of the rescued crew members to return home from Hawaii. Nine people -- four 17-year-old high school students, two teachers and three crew members -- are missing following the accident and presumed dead.

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