Ehime Maru captain arrives in Hawaii to testify

Ehime Maru captain arrives in Hawaii to testify

HONOLULU, United States - Hisao Onishi, captain of the Ehime Maru training ship, arrives at Honolulu airport on March 11 to testify at a U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry. The inquiry is looking into the sinking of his ship by the U.S. submarine Greeneville on Feb. 9. Onishi has been asked by the court to recount his version of events surrounding the collision.

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