Ehime Maru captain urges U.S. Navy inquiry to be thorough

Ehime Maru captain urges U.S. Navy inquiry to be thorough

HONOLULU, United States - Hisao Onishi, captain of the Japanese training ship Ehime Maru, leaves a U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry on Oahu Island, Hawaii, on March 14 after testifying on the events surrounding the Feb. 9 collision between his ship and the U.S. submarine Greeneville. He called for the court to be thorough in its investigation into the accident to prevent similar disasters.

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