Ehime gov't, U.S. Navy sign $11 mil. compensation accord

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyoshi Yano (L), deputy governor of Ehime Prefecture, signs an accord April 10 at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo for about $11.47 million in compensation over the collision of fisheries training ship Ehime Maru and USS sub Greenville off Hawaii on Feb. 9 last year. U.S. Consul Peter Barlerin (R) looks on. Photo by media representative.

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