Young Ehime Maru survivors graduate from high school

Young Ehime Maru survivors graduate from high school

UWAJIMA, Japan - A graduation ceremony is held March 1 at Uwajima Fisheries High School in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture in western Japan, for about 80 students, including nine students who survived a collision between their fisheries training ship and a U.S. Navy submarine off Hawaii in February last year. One among the nine did not attend the ceremony.

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