U.S. to launch Ehime Maru salvage operation in early Aug.

U.S. to launch Ehime Maru salvage operation in early Aug.

UWAJIMA, Japan - Rear Adm. Robert Chaplin (C), commander of U.S. naval forces in Japan, meets with relatives of the victims of the sunken Ehime Maru in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, on June 16 to brief them on U.S. plans to salvage the ill-fated fishery training ship in August.

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